Intro
Last year we performed over 141,000 examinations.
George Eliot NHS Trust has a number of different modalities (types of scanner) within the Radiology department. Some are listed below;
X-ray – This area has four rooms which are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment for emergency investigations as well as general GP and out-patient department X-rays.
MR – Our 1.5T and 3T (T stands for Tesla and is a measurement of how strong the magnets are) are kept in a dedicated, closed access area for safety reasons.
Main contact number: 024 7686 5168
X-Ray bookings: 02476 865250
CT bookings: 02476 865017
MR bookings: 02476 865711
Ultrasound bookings: 02476 865396 / 02476 863884
Interventional Radiology bookings: 02476 865429
DEXA bookings: 02476 153797
PACS office: 02476 865421
Sarah Heard – Imaging Service Manager
Abdul AliMonguno – Deputy Imaging Service Manager
Katie Edwards – Radiology Governance Lead
Mike Sinkala – Lead Reporting Radiographer
Rachel Gray – MR Lead Radiographer
Drew Broadbent – CT Lead Radiographer
Hannah Toon – X-ray Lead Radiographer
Ann Britton – US Lead Radiographer
Haleem Ahmed – IR Lead Radiographer
Alison Bettany – Radiology Clinical Systems Lead
Rebecca Magrath – Practice Educator
Dr Navin Angurala
Dr Ashwini Kumar
Dr Amitabh Palit
Dr Jaweed Vayani
Dr Mahesh Krishnan
Dr Salah Al-Jeboori
Dr Sankar Sinha
Dr Venkateshan Muthukrishnan
Dr Manoj Srivastava
Associate Specialist in Radiology:
Dr M. Jyothish Kumar
The department has several modalities and the opening times of each are different.
We are typically open from 8am until 7pm Monday to Friday and patients are seen by appointment only. We are sometimes open on Saturdays and Sundays for certain types of scan and clinics.
If you are attending for an appointment from your GP, you will attend the North Warwickshire Community Diagnostic Centre for your X-ray or US (your appointment letter or phone call will explain the details).
Emergency Department and in-patients are seen in our main department.
Radiation Awareness
Many people worry about being exposed to X-rays and other forms of radiation. Whilst we do endeavour to keep your radiation dose low it is important to remember that there are several checks that take place before your examination;
- The person asking for the scan has had specific training on radiation and its risks.
- Your request is vetted by a member of staff who checks your examination is needed and therefore ‘justified’.
- Finally, right before your examination, the Radiographer responsible for the examination makes sure it is still required and meets all the criteria we have to make it as safe as possible.
It will always be beneficial for you to have an examination using radiation because the benefit of finding out whether you have a condition or pathology that needs diagnosing will always be more than the risk from the amount of radiation you receive to give the people looking after you that answer.
All our staff operate within the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations, IR(ME)R 2017 and there are strict laws and guidelines we all follow to make sure you only receive the radiation we need to best answer the questions the person looking after you has asked.
We always try to keep the number of people exposed to radiation to a minimum. For this reason, if you are not a patient, you may be asked to wait outside any X-ray room, stand behind a screen or to wear a lead-rubber apron that will help to protect you from the radiation.
In the United Kingdom, Public Health England has calculated that on average, people are exposed to about 2.7 millisieverts (mSv) of radiation per year from naturally occurring radiation in homes and workplaces. The following data demonstrate typical dose estimates from a range of diagnostic clinical imaging examinations - adapted from the Public Health England guidance Ionising radiation: dose comparisons.
Comparison of doses from sources of exposure
Source of exposure Dose
Dental x-ray 0.005 mSv
100g of Brazil nuts 0.01 mSv
Chest x-ray 0.014 mSv
Transatlantic flight 0.08 mSv
Nuclear power station worker (year average) 0.18 mSv
UK annual average radon dose 1.3 mSv
CT scan of the head 1.4 mSv
UK average annual radiation dose 2.7 mSv
USA average annual radiation dose 6.2 mSv
CT scan of the chest 6.6 mSv
Average annual radon dose to people in Cornwall 6.9 mSv
CT scan of the whole spine 10 mSv
GEH 639 21-24 July 2021
The Radiology Department provides a comprehensive imaging service to the population of Nuneaton and the surrounding area. We see over 132,000 patients a year on average.
Equipment:
CT Scanners: (Examinations per year (all types): 20,000+).
One 64 slice Siemens scanner, installed 2015.
One 128 slice Siemens multislice scanner, installed 2015.
MR Scanners: (Examinations per year (all types): 16,000+).
One 1.5T scanner installed 2016One 3T scanner installed 2016.
Both with a full range of coils including angiography with moving table top.
Ultrasound: (Examinations per year (including Gen & OB/GYN): 20,000.
Four general ultrasound rooms, capable of all examinations, including musculoskeletal ultrasound and interventional procedures (2019 & 2020).
Interventional Radiology Suite: (Examinations per year: 900+).
X-ray: (Examinations per year: 75,000+)
Four general X-ray rooms installed in 2010 and 2020. Three image intensifiers for theatre X-ray support and three digital mobile units.
DEXA: (Examinations per year: 2000+)
RIS/PACS:
This infrastructure is supported by a hospital-wide Insignia PACS system, which was installed in 2013. The recently refurbished general reporting room houses four radiology workstations. Our small library of general Radiology reference text books are kept there also. Our RIS has been upgraded to the most recent version in the current installation and voice recognition has been rolled out across the department.
MDTs:
The Radiology department supports MDT meetings in all major cancer specialties, including Colorectal, Haematology, Urology, Lung, Gynae, HPB and Upper GI, Vascular, Lung Nodule, Rheumatology, Cardiac, Surgical, Breast and IBD to list a few.
On-Call:
On-call may be performed via teleradiology and the emergency out-of-hours service is covered by an external provider between the hours of 20:00 and 09:00.
About George Eliot Hospital
The Hospital is proud to service the local community and is actively pursuing a total quality approach through self-assessment and we are aiming to be awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the CQC and become a Diagnostic Centre of Excellence. Management structures are designed to ensure that maximum devolution and decision-making rests with the Clinical Teams.
The Hospital serves a resident population of approximately 90,429 inhabitants. The George Eliot Hospital is a District General Hospital with 300 beds and serves the surrounding areas of North Warwickshire, South West Leicestershire and North Coventry.
Opened in 1948, the hospital has about 2,500 whole time equivalent staff, encompassing all major medical and surgical specialties. We also have a dedicated education centre containing a lecture theatre, meeting rooms and a library area.
Nuneaton is a large market town in the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth in northern Warwickshire, England. It is the largest town in Warwickshire.