Once under the care of a consultant, some of the tests performed will be undertaken by your consultant e.g. ultrasound, or a consultant radiologist specialising in the respective specialty. All scans will be reviewed and reported on by a consultant radiologist, and sometimes two. Most imaging is reported on within 48 hours but often on the same day; and examinations are available to be viewed by your consultant immediately via the hospital Imaging Network.
Where radiographers carry out scans, they will be senior radiographers, and once again, specialists in their fields of medicine. This ensures detailed and experienced investigation followed by discussion and patient treatment planning which takes place in our regular multidisciplinary team meetings by specialty.