How long is the NHS wait for echocardiogram in the N1 postcode?

Patients living in the N1 postcode (Islington (N1)) are typically referred to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The current median NHS wait for echocardiogram across these trust is approximately 14 weeks. The 92nd percentile (long-tail) wait can extend to 34 weeks. NHS England publishes wait times at the trust level, not the outcode level — so this is the closest accurate breakdown for N1 residents.

Which NHS trust serves N1 residents?

N1 (Islington (N1)) is part of the N postcode area, which is primarily served by Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Under NHS Patient Choice rules you can also ask your GP to refer you to a different trust with a shorter wait — this is your legal right.

How much does private echocardiogram cost near N1?

Neither Nuffield Health nor Spire Healthcare publishes a quotable price for echocardiogram, so there is no published figure to quote for London or anywhere else. Spire, Nuffield, Circle and HCA Healthcare operate in most major cities — ask for a written quote covering consultation, surgery, anaesthesia and follow-ups.

Can I be referred to an NHS trust outside N1?

Yes. Under NHS Patient Choice rules you can ask your GP to refer you to any NHS trust in England — not just the one closest to your home. If a trust elsewhere has a shorter waiting list, you can request a referral there. Travel costs for treatment further from home are your own responsibility.

Echocardiogram in N1 (Islington (N1))

If you live in the N1 postcode (Islington (N1)), your GP will most likely refer you to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The current median NHS wait for echocardiogram is 14 weeks. No major private hospital group publishes a quotable price for this procedure.

NHS

Around the national average

14 weeks

Median wait for N1 residents

92nd percentile wait:: 34 weeks
Patients waiting:: 8,521
Seen within 18 weeks:: 61%

Free at the point of use. Aggregated from 1 NHS trust serving the N area.

Private

Days, not weeks

Not published

No quotable price published

Typical wait:: 2–4 weeks

Self-fund or use health insurance. Major UK groups: Spire, Nuffield, Circle, HCA — ask any of them for a written quote.

Important context

NHS waiting-time figures are published at trust or specialty level. Private prices are read from individual hospitals’ own published price lists and cover two hospital groups rather than the whole private market; each operator defines its own inclusions, so their figures are shown separately and not averaged. Local eligibility, referral route, clinical urgency, provider package and insurance status can change the real-world choice. TreatCompare is for comparison only and is not medical, legal or financial advice.

Source type: Official NHS waiting-time data and private price model
Primary source: NHS England Referral to Treatment waiting-time data
Reporting period: Jul 2026
Last updated: 2026-09-11
Figure type: Mixed sources
Use: Research and comparison only

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What private hospitals publish for echocardiogram

Too few hospitals publish a price for this procedure to give a meaningful median, so here are the 2 that do, individually. A median drawn from this many hospitals would be a coin toss with a statistical word attached.

Nuffield Health

Echocardiogram, scan only. Guide price, excludes consultant fees, prosthesis and drugs.

Manchester Diagnostic Suite£399
MIHP£399

Read from each operator’s own published price pages, 2026-10-05. These are individual hospitals’ published figures, not a national average.

How outcode waits work: NHS England publishes wait times per NHS trust, not per outcode. N1 sits inside the wider N postcode area, and patients are typically referred to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Under NHS Patient Choice you can ask to be referred to any trust in England — not just the local one.