Radiology

Our team 

The Radiology team also consists of a very highly skilled workforce including, Radiology Registrars, Advanced Practitioners, Radiographers, Sonographers Assistant Practitioners, Cross sectional imaging assistants (CSIA) and Radiology Department Assistant’s (RDA) 

As we are a teaching hospital, supervised students may perform examinations. 

How to contact us 

Radiology Booking Office - 01625 661370 

Phone lines open - 8.30am - 4.15pm, Monday to Friday

Operations Manager: Lynsey Cooper

Our services  

• Main Xray – There are two x-ray rooms for patients referred by A&E, outpatients, inpatients, and GP referrals. Located on the ground floor (main Xray) 
• Orthopaedic Xray Unit – For inpatient and outpatient Xray referrals – located in the orthopaedic Unit. 
• Ultrasound scanning – Located in Radiology Department Ground Floor 
• Obstetric Ultrasound – located in the antenatal clinic catering for early pregnancy.
• CT – Two CT scanners including Cardiac CT scanning.
• MRI - Two MRI scanners - MR1 accessed via the main hospital corridor, MR2 is located within the Radiology department. 
• Fluoroscopy – for interventional and specialist procedures.
• Dental – Located in Main X-ray. By appointment only. 

Access times

General Xray –

• Emergency service 24-hours seven days a week  
• GP walk in Service GP Walk in Service at Macclesfield - for X-ray's with a justified request available 8.30am - 4.30pm Monday – Friday. (Not available on Bank Holidays). It is important to note that we are an emergency service; and as such you may not always be in order of arrival due to clinically urgent patients requiring urgent imaging. 
• Outpatients – we operate a walk in Service in line with clinics. Your doctor will provide this information at your clinic appointment. Some X-ray’s may require a future appointment if a follow up is required. 

For all other Diagnostic Services, an appointment will be allocated. 

Peripheral Sites: 

Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) – Imaging Services

Congleton CDC

• General X-ray and Ultrasound services are available.
• Ultrasound: By appointment only.
• X-ray: Available Monday to Friday, offering a combination of booked appointments and walk-in appointments.
• Walk-in X-ray hours:
  • 9:00am – 12:00pm
  • 1:00pm – 4:30pm
• OPG (Orthopantomogram): This service is not available at Congleton CDC.

Please note: Congleton CDC does not provide an A&E or Minor Injuries service. If you are presenting with an injury, please be aware that you may be asked to attend Macclesfield Hospital for further assessment and onward management.

Handforth CDC

• Ultrasound: By appointment only.

Knutsford CDC

• Ultrasound: By appointment only.                                                                   

Obtaining your Results 

• Reporting Times (Results) We endeavor to align with National Guidelines.  

• Non-urgent inpatients: A maximum of 24 hours.

• Outpatient faster diagnosis standard: A maximum of three days.

• Urgent GP and outpatient: A maximum of seven days.

• Routine outpatient and GP: A maximum of 28 days. 

 Breast Screening at the Victoria Breast unit