Radiology

We provide a full range of diagnostic services to all of Herefordshire together with some areas of Powys, Shropshire and Monmouthshire. Patients are referred to the department from a variety of sources such as GPs, hospital wards, clinics and the Accident and Emergency department.

Outline of the Department

Our department is well-equipped with two Multi-Slice CT scanners, two MRI scanners, Ultrasound scanners, and Nuclear Medicine service, Fluoroscopy, Mammography and Plain Film Radiography.

We are a fully digital department allowing images to be stored and viewed throughout The County Hospital and some Community Hospitals. We have electronic links to local GP surgeries to allow them to view reports as soon as they are completed by our Radiologists. We provide a Plain Film Radiography service for local GPS at Ross, Leominster and Ledbury Community Hospitals and an ultrasound service at Leominster, Ledbury and Builth Wells.

The Radiology Team consists of a large number of staff which comprises of Radiologists, Radiographers, Sonographers, Imaging Assistants, Management Teams, Secretaries, Clinic Coordinators and a dedicated Reception Team.

Appointments are held between 8am and 8pm, seven days a week, including Bank Holidays.

Links with other Departments

We maintain close links with all the hospital wards, clinics and departments as well as the local GPs.