Medical Imaging

Medical Imaging

The Medical Imaging department provides an important diagnostic service and supports clinicians from within Barnsley Hospital and outside of the hospital. Medical Imaging is perhaps better known as x-ray or Radiology.

A person holds up an x-ray of a person's lower leg.

Healthcare provided

Different technologies are used to view the human body in order to diagnose, monitor or treat medical conditions. Each type of technology gives different information about the area of the body being studied or treated, related to possible disease, injury, or the effectiveness of medical treatment.

 

Get in touch

Call Medical Imaging on
01226 432550

Call about Obstetric Ultrasounds on
01226 431799

Call about Gynaecology Ultrasounds on
01226 432270

Call Breast Screening Services on
01226 432100

Call Symptomatic Clinics on 
01226 433984

Call the PACS office on
01226 434326

Call about CT appointments on
01226 434340

Call about MRI appointments on
01226 434311

Call about Nuclear Medicine appointments on
01226 432689

Call about General Ultrasound appointments on
01226 432638

Call about Fluoroscopy (Barium Meal / Enemas) appointments on
01226 434311

Call about GP Plain Film appointments on
01226 432199

 

Healthcare provided

At Barnsley Hospital we undertake a wide range of procedures including:

  • Plain Film X-ray and dental X-ray
  • Ultrasound (General and Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
  • CT Scanning
  • MRI Scanning
  • Nuclear Medicine Scans (for functional imaging of organs)
  • Fluoroscopy (studies of internal organs as well as joints)
  • Angiography (studies of blood vessels)
  • Mammography (x-rays of the breast)
  • DEXA Scans
  • Medical Photography
  • Children’s X-Ray Services

Alongside our diagnostic services, we also offer a range of therapeutic techniques, including radioactive iodine for thyrotoxicosis, the insertion of tubes for patients on chemotherapy and tubes to drain abscesses and other fluid collections.

We only accept x-ray requests from authorised referrers (you cannot refer yourself) and it is important that all requests contain enough information to make sure the most appropriate examination is being requested. Authorised referrers include:

  • hospital doctors
  • dentists
  • specially trained Nurses
  • specially training Allied Health Professionals (e.g. physiotherapists)

How to find us

Main Department (Plain film, General Ultrasound, CT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Fluoroscopy, DEXA Scans and Medical Photography) 

Located on the ground floor next to the Emergency Department. Easiest access to the department is via the Physiotherapy entrance. Please report to the Medical Imaging Department reception for all examination types

Dental 

Located on the ground floor in Women’s and Children’s Services. Easiest access is through entrance C2 which is to the left of the main entrance. Then go straight ahead into the lift hall, from where the entrance to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery can be seen.

Obstetric/Gynaecological Ultrasound 

Located on the ground floor in Women’s and Children’s Services. Easiest access is through entrance C2 which is to the left of the main entrance. The Ultrasound Department is on the left side of the PALS desk.

Breast Services 

Located on the ground floor in Women’s and Children’s Services. Easiest access is through entrance C2 which is to the left of the main entrance. Follow signs to the left of the reception desk.

The department is open 365 days a year for the provision of emergency and in-patients services. For non emergency appointments we are open:

Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 7.30 pm

Please note that after attending an GP appointment, your GP will send your request electronically to the Medical Imaging Department. You will then need to ring the department to make an appointment.

For all other examinations (CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, Fluoroscopy, DEXA Scans and Medical Photography), an appointment is required, this will be sent out to your home address by the appointments clerks. If you have any queries regarding your appointment, please contact the appointments office.

Dexa scans at the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC)

A video about attending the CDC for a dexa scan. 

Video file

Source URL: https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk/services/medical-imaging

List of links present in page
  1. https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk/services/medical-imaging
  2. tel:01226 432550
  3. tel:01226 431799
  4. tel:01226 432270
  5. tel:01226 432100
  6. tel:01226 433984
  7. tel:01226 434326
  8. tel:01226 434340
  9. tel:01226 434311
  10. tel:01226 432689
  11. tel:01226 432638
  12. tel:01226 434311
  13. tel:01226 432199