Useful Links

Bath Imaging Partners 

Low cost Self-pay Diagnostic Imaging Services at the Royal United Hospital Bath
http://www.bathimaging.co.uk/

Bath Hospitals

BMI Bath Clinic http://www.bmihealthcare.co.uk/bath
CircleBath http://circlehealth.co.uk/our-hospitals/bath
Royal United Hospital Bath http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/ 

Travel information

Planning your bus journey

Bus routes and timetables: http://www.www.traveline.org.uk
First: http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/bristol_bath/
Wessex Connect: http://www.bathconnect.com

Planning your train journey

Timetable information: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk

Tickets
First Great Western:  http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
The Trainline: http://www.thetrainline.com

Travelling by Coach

Timetables and tickets: http://www.nationalexpress.com


Find accommodation

http://visitbath.co.uk/

 

Referral guidelines for Clinicians

‘Making the best use of clinical radiology services is the referral guidelines publication, produced by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), to help clinicians, radiologists, and other healthcare professionals to determine the most appropriate imaging investigation(s) for a wide range of clinical problems. The practical guidance provided is based on the best available evidence, together with expert opinion.

Access in England and Scotland is via the NHS N3 Network. In order to access the guidelines, users need to be logged onto the N3 network and then type the following address into the web browser – mbur.nhs.uk In certain cases, you may need to use http://mbur.nhs.uk/

Access in Wales can be achieved via HOWIS 

Northern Ireland users can gain access through the honni (Health of Northern Ireland on the Net) resource.  

General information of Health Matters and Radiological Services

The Royal College of Radiologists

http://www.rcr.ac.uk/

RadiologyInfo

The radiology information resource for patients http://www.radiologyinfo.org/ 

Health Protection Agency

The health protection agency provides information on the radiation protection of patients in Diagnostic Radiology departments, including national reference doses for common x-ray examinations. http://www.hpa.org.uk/

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

NICE is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health

http://www.nice.org.uk 

Department of Health

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm

Dr Foster

Dr Foster is the UK’s leading provider of comparative information on health and social care services. http://www.drfosterhealth.co.uk/

 

 

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We are always happy
to discuss the most appropriate radiological investigation for a given indication with any referring clinician.
We will be pleased to
provide advice to patients about any imaging investigation or procedure, explain what is involved and where and when it can be performed.