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Tomography: Waiting Lists

Commons · Question 16845 · Tabled 8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Jul 2026

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Asked by Derek Twigg

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for patients to receive results from a CT scan at each acute hospital Trust in England as at 1 June 2026.

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 13 Jul 2026

The average waiting time for patients to receive diagnostic results is tracked and published using the Diagnostic Imaging Dataset (DIDS).The median number of days from request to test for diagnostic imaging, including computed tomography scans, for 2025/2...