Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite

Updated 26 November 2018

The Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite is a stand alone diagnostic facility with magnetic imaging, computerised tomography, mammography, ultrasound and plain X-ray. It is located in the centre of Manchester in the City Labs building which is adjacent to a NHS trust. It was established in 2016. The service treats mainly adults and very few children.

This service provides scanning service to some NHS patients from the adjacent trust and for self funding patients. The service also has a number of smaller contracts to provide scanning services to a range of organisations.

The regulated activities of the service are

• Diagnostic and screening

• Treatment of disease, disorder or injury.

There is a registered manager who has been in post since March 2018.

The service has not been inspected before.

The service offers other services including point of care testing and health screening. We did not inspect these services.

Updated 26 November 2018

The service provided scanning services which were safe. There were systems in place to monitor safety, patient outcomes and patient experience. Appropriate guidelines were used in the delivery of scanning services including those for control of radiation. Staff were caring and privacy and dignity were respected. The service could make reasonable adjustments for patients with cognitive impairment as necessary. Interpreting services were available and patient information was translated as appropriate.

Risk and performance were well managed and there was strong leadership. There was a culture of improvement and safety was a priority for this service.

Updated 26 November 2018