Radiology services

Radiology service

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
Fluoroscopy and Interventional procedures – Main Building Level C
Breast Unit – Main Building Level C
X-Ray, CT and MRI — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/basildon-university-hospital/access-guides/ct-mri-and-x-ray.
CT and MRI Courtyard — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/basildon-university-hospital/access-guides/ct-mri-courtyard.
The Mike Jackman Nuclear Medicine Suite — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/basildon-university-hospital/access-guides/the-mike-jackman-nuclear-medicine-suite
Imaging — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/basildon-university-hospital/access-guides/imaging-department.
Ultrasound — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/basildon-university-hospital/access-guides/ultrasound-department.
Maternity ultrasound — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/basildon-university-hospital/access-guides/maternity-ultrasound.
Medical photography — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/basildon-university-hospital/access-guides/medical-photography.

Broomfield

Broomfield Hospital in Zones A, B and D

Outpatients and GP x-ray – D140
Inpatient x-ray – B342 and A201
CT – A201
Fluoroscopy – D140
Breast Unit – A104
Accident and Emergency x-ray — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/broomfield-hospital/access-guides/a201-emergency-x-ray.
Interventional radiology — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/broomfield-hospital/access-guides/d140-interventional-radiology-day-case-unit.
Nuclear Medicine — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/broomfield-hospital/access-guides/d140-nuclear-medicine.
General Ultrasound — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/broomfield-hospital/access-guides/d140-ultrasound.
Maternity Ultrasound — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/broomfield-hospital/access-guides/a402-antenatal-ultrasound.
MRI Annex — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/broomfield-hospital/access-guides/b249-mri-annex.
Radiology — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/broomfield-hospital/access-guides/b342-radiology.
Medical photography — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/broomfield-hospital/access-guides/a212-medical-photography.

Southend

Emergency department, inpatient, outpatient and GP x-ray – Ground Floor Tower Block (Blue zone)
GP x-ray – Ground Floor Cherry Tree
Fluoroscopy and Interventional Procedures – First Floor Tower Block (Blue zone)
Maternity Ultrasound – Ground Floor Nightingale Centre (Yellow zone)
Breast Unit – First Floor Nightingale Centre (Yellow zone)
PET / CT — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/southend-university-hospital/access-guides/pet-ct.
Tanquery MRI – View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/southend-university-hospital/access-guides/tanquery-mri-suite.
Nuclear Medicine – View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/southend-university-hospital/access-guides/nuclear-medicine.
X-Ray, Ultrasound and Echocardiogram — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/southend-university-hospital/access-guides/x-ray-ultrasound-and-echocardiogram.
X-Ray — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/southend-university-hospital/access-guides/x-ray.
Medical photography — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/southend-university-hospital/access-guides/medical-photography.

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

Bowel cancer screening - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bowel-cancer-screening-having-a-ct-colonography-ctc-scan/nhs-bowel-cancer-screening-programme-having-a-ct-colonography-ctc-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.

Radiology services

Search the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust website