Before the Stork

Ratings - Diagnostic imaging

• Overall

  Good

• Safe

  Good

• Effective

  Good

• Caring

  Good

• Responsive

  Good

• Well-led

  Good

Our view of the service

We inspected this service using our comprehensive inspection methodology. We carried out a short announced inspection on 26 May 2026. We assessed all quality statements from the safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led key questions.

Before the Stork is operated by Before The Stork Limited. The service provides a range of private ultrasound scans in 2D, 3D, 4D and HD LIVE for self-funding pregnant women aged 16 years of age and over. This included early scan, gender scan and growth/presentation scans. We refer to women in this report, but recognise that some transgender men, non-binary people and people with variations in sex characteristics (VSC) or who are intersex may also use these services. The service had a registered manager in post since initial registration and was registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to provide the regulated activity diagnostic and screening procedures. All scans were performed by a registered diagnostic radiographer registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

During our inspection, we reviewed the premises which included a reception area, scanning room, kitchen, toilet and administrative area.

We reviewed policies and procedures. We reviewed staff recruitment files, competency and training records. We observed 2 scans.

The service had made improvements and is no longer in breach of regulations.

People's experience of this service

We asked women using the service to provide feedback by completing the “Give feedback on care” form.

Women we spoke to using the service told us they were happy with the service they had received.