Referral guidance for GPs and first-contact practitioners
The following are guidance documents to aid in referral for imaging. The first document gives advice for imaging of the body (excluding MSK). The following two documents are specifically for MSK MRI and MSK ultrasound. Please be advised there are specific referral criteria that need to be mentioned in the referral request (these are in red in the document).
Please note due to Covid-19 – we are not performing routine steroid injections due to the small risk that steroid injections can temporarily reduce the ability of the immune system to fight infection.
- Head, Neck, Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic imaging criteria for first-contact practitioners in the community
- Referral Criteria for first contact practitioners in the community requesting Musculoskeletal MRI[17020.9]
- MSK Ultrasound Criteria for first contact practitioners in the community.
- Justification Criteria & Technique Guide for Plain Radiological Examinations
- Imaging Criteria for GP and Community Requestors Only Guidance[17736.10]
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.