Radiation Protection Services for Whittington Health NHS Trust

The Whittington Health NHS Trust is requiring the provision of a full radiation protection service to its Imaging and Dental Departments who provide a wide range of radiology/ x-ray services to its patients in the hospital and out in the community, inclusive of the following:

• Comprehensive 24/7 digital plain x-ray service supporting our Emergency and Urgent Care centres (2 DR units).

• Open access walk-in x-ray service for GP and Outpatients Mon-Fri (3 DR units).

• In-patient X-ray facility (1 DR unit).

• Diagnostic mammography (1 tomographic unit, 1 DR unit) and ultrasound breast services.

• Two 128 slice CT scanners.

• Two 1.5T MRI scanners with MRI specialist iron overload assessment for Thalassaemic and Sickle Cell patients.

• Home reporting for Radiologists and 36 pairs of PACS monitors.

• SPECT CT scanner providing comprehensive general nuclear medicine services (including gastro-intestinal, cardiac and orthopaedic imaging techniques).

• DXA service providing bone densitometry, fracture risk and vertebral fracture assessments.

• 26 General, obstetric and gynaecological Ultrasound units across the Trust which include provision of vascular (vein and carotid doppler) studies.

• 7 laser units based across theatres and eye clinics.

• Enterprise wide distribution of diagnostic images.

• Post mortem CT studies for forensics and religious communities.

• Bariatric Imaging services.

• 26 Community Dental Service sites.