- To choose the most appropriate scan, see Royal College of Radiologists Referral guidelines
- See your own hospital access
At UHNM
University Hospital of North Midlands
- Helpdesk: (6)79285 Mon-Fri 0800–1800 hr, Saturday 0830–1630 hr
- General advice: (6)79285 0800–1700 hr weekdays only
- Only scans essential to acute management will be performed as soon as practicable
Select which department
Normal Hours
- Submit iCM request
- normal service: 0900–1700 hr weekdays only
- queries: (6)79298
- images available to view 30 min after exposure
- X-ray reporting (urgent reports only):
- imaging.clerical@uhnm.nhs.uk; (6)79982/3; (6)75871
Emergency/out-of-hours
- Submit iCM request for out-of-hours X-rays
- queries/radiographer: (6)75900
- images available to view 30 min after exposure
- Out-of-hours reporting:
- very limited out-of-hours X-ray reporting service
- first discuss with patient’s on-call SpR/consultant
- if issue unresolved, on-call SpR/consultant only contact radiology SpR via pager through the call centre
Normal Hours
- Submit iCM request
- Normal service:
- 0830–1700 hr weekdays,
- Saturday 0900–1600
- Sunday 0900–1230 [1300–1600 radiology registrar 72588 (A&E scan room)]
- queries: (6)79269
- Non-emergency inpatient scan performed within 24 hr
Emergency/out-of-hours
- For deep venous thrombosis (DVT), emergency surgical admissions (SAU), gynaecology and early pregnancy admissions (EPAU), submit iCM request and call (6)79269
- if sonographers are not contactable as scanning patients; go to Lyme Building ultrasound room to discuss scan request
Immediately life-threatening indications
- Submit iCM request and
- On-call SpR/consultant only contact radiology SpR via pager through the call centre
Normal Hours
- Submit iCM request
- Normal service:
- 0800–1700 hr weekdays only
- queries: (6)79285/75881
- Non-emergency inpatient scan performed within 24 hr
Emergency/out-of-hours
- Submit iCM request and
- On-call SpR/consultant only contact radiology SpR via pager through the call centre
- After request accepted by radiology SpR, emergency CT scheduling queries: (6)75881
Normal Hours
- Submit iCM request
- Normal service:
- 0800–2000 hr weekdays and weekends
- queries: (6)79285/75820
Emergency/out-of-hours
- Submit iCM request and
- On-call consultant only contact on-call consultant radiologist via call centre
Normal Hours
- Submit iCM request
- normal service: 0830–1700 hr weekdays only
- queries: (6)79285
Emergency/out-of-hours
- No emergency fluoroscopy service
- In very limited cases:
- submit iCM request and
- on-call SpR/consultant only contact radiology SpR via pager through the call centre
Normal Hours
- Submit iCM request
- normal service: 0830–1630 hr weekdays only
- queries: (6)75912
Emergency/out-of-hours
- No service available
Normal Hours
- Submit iCM request
- normal service: 0800–1700 hr weekdays only
- queries: (6)79285
Emergency/out-of-hours
- Vascular
- consultant-to-on-call consultant vascular interventional radiologist via call centre
- Non-vascular
- consultant-to-on-call only to consultant general radiologist via call centre
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Created by University Hospital North Midlands and Keele University School of Computing and Mathematics.
Research and development team: James Mitchell, Ed de Quincey, Charles Pantin, Naveed Mustfa