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Service overview - Radiology
We provide an extensive range of diagnostic and interventional services including X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, breast, PET CT and Medical Photography.
We perform over 800,000 examinations a year across all specialities.
An emergency radiology service for the Emergency department and inpatients is available 24/7. The majority of other services are by appointment, and opening hours will be advised by the booking team when making your appointment.
Information for healthcare professionals
If you are a healthcare professional who needs to refer a patient to our services, please visit Radiology for healthcare professionals.
Services we offer
We offer multiple services, including:
- X-ray
- Computerised tomography (CT)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Ultrasound – general and maternity
- Mobile and theatre radiography
- Fluoroscopy
- Interventional procedures (IP)
- Nuclear medicine (NM)
- Breast screening (BS)
- Medical photography
- PET-CT (only at Southend).
Staff you will meet in radiology
You will meet a range of healthcare staff in radiology, these include:
- Consultant radiologists
- Radiographers
- Radiology registrars,
- Advanced practitioner radiographers
- Sonographers
- Nurses
- Mammographers
- NM Technicians
- Assistant Practitioners
- Imaging assistants
- Radiology support staff
- Administration staff
- Medical photographers.
Locations of our services
Basildon
- Emergency department, inpatient, outpatient and GP x-ray – Main Building Level C
- CT – Main Building Level B Courtyard, Main Building Level C and CTC Level A
- MRI – Main Building Level B Courtyard, Main Building Level C and CTC Level A
- General Ultrasound – Main Building Level C
- Maternity Ultrasound – Main Building Level D
- Fluoroscopy and Interventional procedures – Main Building Level C
- Nuclear Medicine – Main Building Level C
- Breast Unit – Main Building Level C
- Medical Photography – Main Building Level C.
Broomfield
Broomfield Hospital in Zones A, B and D
- Accident and Emergency x-ray – A201
- Outpatients and GP x-ray – D140
- Inpatient x-ray – B342 and A201
- CT – A201
- Fluoroscopy – D140
- Nuclear Medicine – D140
- MRI – B249
- General Ultrasound – A201 , B342 and D140
- Maternity Ultrasound – A401
- Breast Unit – A104
- Medical photography – A212
Southend
- Emergency department, inpatient, outpatient and GP x-ray – Ground Floor Tower Block (Blue zone)
- GP x-ray – Ground Floor Cherry Tree
- CT – Ground Floor Tower Block (Blue zone)
- MRI – Ground Floor Hillborough (Green zone)
- Nuclear Medicine – Ground Floor Prittlewell (Pink zone)
- Fluoroscopy and Interventional Procedures – First Floor Tower Block (Blue zone)
- General Ultrasound – First Floor Tower Block (Blue zone)
- Maternity Ultrasound – Ground Floor Nightingale Centre (Yellow zone)
- Breast Unit – First Floor Nightingale Centre (Yellow zone)
- Medical Photography – First Floor Prittlewell (Pink zone).
Other locations and sites
Examinations at these sites are by appointment only.
- Orsett Hospital – Rowley Road, Grays, Essex, RM16 3EU
- Brentwood Community Hospital – Crescent Drive, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8DR
- St Andrews Centre – Stock Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 0BH
- Braintree Community Hospital – Chadwick Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2AL
- St Peters Hospital – Spital Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6EG
- Canvey Island Primary Care Centre – Long Road, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 0JA.
Patient information and useful links
Below you can find out more information about our different scans and what they do:
X-rays - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/x-ray
CT scan - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ct-scan
MRI scan - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/mri-scan
Ultrasound - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ultrasound-scan
Breast screening - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/breast-screening-mammogram
Bone density/DEXA scan - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dexa-scan - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dexa-scan
PET scan - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pet-scan
Contact us
Booking line opening hours
Basildon
We are open Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) between 9am and 4.30pm.
Call us on 0300 443 0121, choose option 3 for Basildon, it will then move onto separate options, then please select your desired service:
- Option 1 = X-ray
- Option 2 = Ultrasound
- Option 3 = CT
- Option 4 = MRI
- 0300 443 0126, Option 3 = NM.
Broomfield
We are open Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) between 8.30am and 5.45pm.
Call us on 0300 443 0121, choose option 1 for Broomfield, it will then move onto separate options, then please select your desired service:
- Option 1 = X-ray
- Option 2 = Ultrasound
- Option 3 = CT
- Option 4 = MRI
- 0300 443 0126 Option 1 = NM.
Southend
We are open Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) between 8.30am and 5pm.
Call us on 0300 443 0121, choose option 2 for Southend, it will then move onto separate options, then please select your desired service:
- Option 1 = X-ray
- Option 2 = Ultrasound
- Option 3 = CT
- Option 4 = MRI
- 0300 443 0126 option 2 = NM.