Nuffield Health: Private X-Ray services in the UK

Nuffield Health is Britain’s longest standing not-for-profit group of independent hospitals, with a 50–year history of caring for patients and working alongside the NHS. Their aim is to provide the highest quality healthcare that is accessible and affordable to all and they offer tailored diagnostic solutions to NHS organisations – from Foundation Trusts to GP surgeries – to businesses and other organisations, and to individual patients.

You don’t have to wait for important tests and scans with their affordable, high-quality diagnostic services, available nationwide near you. You can take advantage of Nuffield Health's range of tests and scans to help diagnose and screen for a range of conditions.

X-Ray's in the UK

Nuffield Health provides X-Ray scanning services through their national network of hospitals. Their experienced consultants and nurses are friendly and approachable, and can answer any questions that you may have.

Nuffield Health want to make sure that you are fully informed, so please contact them if you have any questions about X-ray scanning. 

X-Ray scan consultation

At your appointment, you will meet your radiographer or other healthcare practitioner who will carry out your X-Ray. They will be with you through the whole process, from explaining the scan and answering your questions beforehand, to performing the actual scan. 

The examination is painless and normally takes between 10 and 30 minutes, although the actual duration will depend on the area of your body being examined, and you can bring a friend with you, no problem.

Read more about X-Ray scanning at Nuffield Health.

What is an X-ray scan?

An X-Ray is a picture of the body produced by X-Rays in a similar way to a normal photograph being produced by light. An X-Ray machine produces a burst of high energy radiation which passes through the body to produce an image on a film or detector. The images are then used to show bone and some soft tissue in an area specified by a doctor or other healthcare professional. You cannot see or feel an X-Ray; they are a quick and simple way of looking at the inner body.

X-Ray scan precautions

Some people should not have an X-Ray scan. If you are, or might be pregnant please contact Nuffield Health, as special precautions need to be taken.

X-Ray scan risks

There is very little risk with having an X-Ray. The use of X-Rays in hospitals is subject to strict regulations and the use of X-Rays is assessed on the principle that the risk of having the X-Ray examination outweighs the risk of not having the X-Ray examination. X-Ray examinations are therefore only performed when absolutely necessary.

When X-Rays are taken, some of the energy in the X-Ray beam is absorbed in the body. This is called the radiation dose. Because diagnostic X-Ray examinations involve relatively low doses, these doses are often compared to natural background radiation.

Other scanning services offered

• MRI scanning  
• CT scanning
• Bone density scanning (DEXA)
• Mammography (Breast screening)
• Ultrasound scanning
• Allergies
• Pathology (testing of blood and other fluids)
• AAA (Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm)

Contact details

You are welcome to familiarise yourself with the hospital environment before your admission or treatment date. If you would like to visit the hospital, please call 0845 602 9262 and Nuffield Health will be pleased to arrange a suitable time to show you around.

To find your nearest Nuffield Health hospital, visit their website.

Tel: 0845 602 9262

Email: Online enquiry
Website: Nuffield Health 

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