Patient FAQs
If the answer to your question is not below, please contact us
How do I make an appointment?
A referral from a GP, hospital clinician or health practitioner is required for any scan or radiology investigation. Please ask them to complete a referral form and you will be contacted to arrange an appointment.
How do I get my results?
Scans are reported promptly by the Consultant Radiologist who will send the result to your GP or referring Consultant by email. If you are seeing a hospital Consultant immediately after your test, please inform the Radiology staff so that arrangements can be made to make the report available to the Specialist prior to your Consultation. Reports and images are fully integrated within the NHS and may be accessible locally to referrers through the ICE system.
Where are the scans performed?
All scans are performed at the Royal United Hospital in Bath which is an NHS hospital. Please note that the RUH is a busy NHS hospital and there is no separate private facility or parking. Scans are performed on NHS equipment.
What is the experience like at Royal United Hospital?
Due to the expensive nature of the equipment required to perform these scans, this equipment is rarely available in the private sector. All our scans are performed at the Royal United Hospital in Bath which is a busy NHS hospital. There is no dedicated private facility or parking available and the scans are performed on NHS equipment by staff employed by the hospital. This arrangement is relatively common across much of the NHS and is not unusual, especially in the case of highly specialised, niche services like PET-CT. Any profit is reinvested into the service and the hospital to improve care and facilities.
As a result of this, your experience may not be equivalent to other examples of private healthcare elsewhere which may be provided in a dedicated private facility able to offer ammeneties which are not possible on an NHS site.
What is the cost of a private nuclear medicine scan?
Scan prices vary significantly depending on which scan is being performed and which body part is being imaged. Please contact us to obtain an accurate price.
What is the cost of a private PET-CT scan?
Scan prices vary significantly depending on which scan is being performed and which body part is being imaged. Please contact us to obtain an accurate price.
Do you offer private PSMA PET-CT scans?
Yes we are able to offer PSMA scans to private and self-pay patients. Please contact us for further information.
Do you offer private whole body FDG PET-CT scans?
Yes we are able to offer whole body FDG PET scans to private and self-pay patients. Please contact us for further information.
How do I pay for my scan?
If you are privately insured you will need to obtain an authorisation number from your insurer.
If you are self-paying for your scan you will need to provide payment details.
Do I need to prepare for my scan?
The nuclear medicine staff will give you information about any preparation required prior to your scan.
What if I am pregnant or breast feeding?
Women should inform the nuclear medicine staff before their examination if there is any chance that they are pregnant, or if they are breast-feeding.
Will I get a CD of the images?
A CD will not be provided routinely. If you require a copy of your scan please ask the radiological staff.
I have insurance, can I have my private nuclear medicine or PET-CT scan with you?
Yes.
Who can refer me for a scan?
Requests must be made by a registered healthcare practitioner, this will normally be a GP or hospital consultant. Please note we cannot accept a request for imaging on a family member.
What geographical area do Bath Nuclear Medicine cover?
We normally provide nuclear medicine and PET-CT imaging to patients from Bath, Bristol and the South West but we welcome patients from all across the UK and internationally.