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Radiology

The Radiology department provides a wide range of diagnostic imaging services and is available on both hospital sites.

About this service

The Radiology Department provides a wide range of diagnostic imaging services and is available on both hospital sites.

Diagnostic imaging is a core serviceat the trust playing an extensive role in the diagnosis and treatment of illness and also the identification of skeletal abnormalities.

We have excellent radiology departments at Warrington Hospital, Halton General Hospital, Captain Sir Tom Moore (CSTM) and Halton Health Hub.

Click on the below departments to find out more information:

X-ray
CT (Computerised Tomography) Scanning
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
Ultrasound
Angiography
Fluoroscopy
Nuclear Medicine
DEXA Scanning

Diagnostic Radiographers - employ a range of techniques to produce high quality images to diagnose an injury or disease. They are responsible for providing safe and accurate imaging examinations and often also the resultant report.

Radiologist – is a doctor (consultant) who specialises in interpreting diagnostic images such as x-rays and scans and performing certain types of investigation or treatment that rely on imaging techniques.

Specialist Nurses - provide excellent quality nursing care for patients undergoing procedures in the radiology department

Sonographers - provide a high quality diagnostic service using ultrasound

Assistant Practitioners - are trained to take X-rays under the supervision of radiographer

Radiology Department Assistantsporters and a range of administration staff are also incredibly important to the organisation of the radiology department.

You can view our Senior Doctor profiles in Radiology here. 

We see a range of patients from GP surgeries, the Emergency Department, hospital clinics and in-patient wards.

Radiology Department 
Appleton Wing 
Warrington Hospital
Warrington 
Cheshire 
WA5 1QG

Telephone: 01925 662449

PACS

We use a PACS.  A Picture Archiving and Communication System enables images acquired within the Radiology department to be stored electronically and viewed by clinicians across the trust on each of our sites. This means that your images are available where and when the need to be for each of your appointments, or when you are staying on one of our wards.

Using a PACS helps to transform your experience of care with us in a number of ways, these include:

  • Almost instant availability of your previous imaging available for all your appointments and inpatient stays.
  • Reduced waiting times for results, with the ability of prioritising urgent results.
  • Fewer wasted appointments and operations postponed due to non-availability of images.
  • Lost or poor quality images are rare due to the advanced processing techniques and storage mechanisms/availability.
  • The need for repeat images is reduced and therefore you benefit from a lower radiation dose.
  • Potentially quicker discharge from hospital and better care planning resulting from easier access to images and test results.

Our current PACS enables sharing of images outside of the Trust. This means that when needed, we can access your previous digital images to improve your care. For example, it would allow an Emergency Department to access a specialist opinion from anywhere in the region and in due course any acute trust in England as well as primary care and community settings. All of this allows for a better patient outcome and experience. 


Want to learn more about Radiography as a career?

Visit the Society of Radiographers website – www.sor.org

For information on practical training or if you wish to visit the Radiology department to find out if it is the career for you contact;

Clinical Tutor
Department of Radiology
Warrington Hospital
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA5 1QG

Or telephone 01925 635911 ext 2247

Warrington Hospital

The Nightingale Building (formerly known as Halton Hospital)

Halton Health Hub