Referral guidance for GPs and first-contact practitioners
The following are guidance documents to aid in referral for imaging. Please be advised there are specific referral criteria that need to be mentioned in the referral request which are detailed in the respective document(s).
- 24097 Referral Criteria Guidelines for Primary Care Referrals to Radiology
- 17020 MSK MRI Referral Criteria for First Contact Practitioners in the Community V2
- 23764 Justification criteria and projection guidelines for adult general radiography V1.0
- General Practitioner Acute Renal Colic Pathway[23626.1].
- 9236 Trust Protocol for the Vetting of DXA Scan Referrals V6
This is an email address for first-contact practitioners only (including GPs and other community referrers) with any non-urgent radiological query. A radiologist will aim to respond within 2-3 working days.
nnu.tr.radreferrals@nnuh.nhs.uk.
Appointment Queries
Due to the high volume of calls received, we ask that patients or professionals do not call our Appointments teams unless it is to discuss/change/cancel an existing appointment. All scans and X-rays will be appointed, and the patient will receive an appointment letter once booked.
For any urgent appointment queries, please use the email addresses below:
Appointments Team |
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| Ultrasound | ultrasound@nnuh.nhs.uk |
| MRI: | MRI@nnuh.nhs.uk |
| Plain Film (OP & GP) | plain.film@nnuh.nhs.uk |
| DEXA: | plain.film@nnuh.nhs.uk |
| Dental X-rays | DentalXrayReferrals@nnuh.nhs.uk |
| CT: | CT@nnuh.nhs.uk |
| Fluoro: | Fluoro@nnuh.nhs.uk |
| NCIR:(Formerly IRU) | NCIRappointments@nnuh.nhs.uk |
| Cromer X-Ray bookings | cromer.radiology@nnuh.nhs.uk |
| Radiology Secretaries and Private Practice | Radiology.Secretaries@nnuh.nhs.uk |
| Nuclear Medicine | NuclearMedicine@nnuh.nhs.uk |
Report Queries
For any queries regarding scan/X-ray reports, please contact the Reporting Workflow Co-ordinator on 01603 286080.
Please do not ask patients to call us to chase their results.