Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16845

Tomography: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Derek Twigg

LabourWidnes and Halewood

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

Mrs Sharon Hodgson
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...

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