InHealth provides imaging and diagnostic services (routine requests only) via GP direct access. Referrals are triaged and accepted within 2 working days, Once the referral is accepted, the patient will be contacted and offered an appointment. Once the appointment has been completed, the report will be sent to the referrer within 3 working days. 

Scans provided, by modality

Ultrasound 

• general abdominal – includes assessment of the aorta, biliary tract, gallbladder, inferior vena cava, kidneys, liver, pancreas, retroperitoneum and spleen;
• gynaecology – including transabdominal and transvaginal
• renal, bladder, prostate
• scrotal, testicular
• musculoskeletal
• vascular (doppler)

 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

• brain
• spine: cervical, thoracic, lumbar;
• head and neck
• abdomen including: liver, MRCP, adrenals;
• pelvis
• musculoskeletal system including: wrist, shoulder, hips, knee, ankle, SIJ, soft tissue;

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA):

• full body

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

• aged 18+
• non-obstetric ultrasound
• MRI
• DEXA
• Cardiology diagnostic (full, transthoracic echocardiogram, 24/48 hour ECG, resting ECG, ambulatory BP)

The ICBs will only fund open MRIs under the following conditions:

• patients who meet the open MRI criteria listed on the form can be referred directly to InHealth. Referrers will need to complete the dedicated open MRI referral form confirming that patients meet the criteria.
• claustrophobic patients
  • applications for open MRI should confirm that the patient has not tolerated a conventional scan (feet first) with or without oral sedation as appropriate
  • and given the poorer image quality from an open MRI scan, confirm that no other diagnostic tests are suitable
• obese patients
  • patients who are too large to fit within a conventional MRI scanner should be referred by a secondary care clinician to the bariatric MRI service at Barts Health.

Note: Open MRI scans provide lower-quality images compared with those from a conventional scanner.

How to Refer