The Whittington Health NHS Trust is requiring the provision of a full radiation protection service to its Imaging and Dental Departments who provide a wide range of radiology/X-ray services to its patients in the hospital and out in the community.

The Whittington Health NHS Trust is requiring the provision of a full radiation protection service to its Imaging and Dental Departments who provide a wide range of radiology/X-ray services to its patients in the hospital and out in the community, inclusive of the following:

— comprehensive 24/7 digital plain X-ray service supporting our emergency and urgent care centres (2 DR units),

— open access walk-in X-ray service for GP and Outpatients Mon-Fri (3 DR units),

— in-patient X-ray facility (1 DR unit),

— diagnostic mammography (1 tomographic unit, 1 DR unit) and ultrasound breast services,

— Two 128 slice CT scanners,

— Two 1.5T MRI scanners with MRI specialist iron overload assessment for thalassaemic and sickle cell patients,

— home reporting for Radiologists and 36 pairs of PACS monitors,

— SPECT CT scanner providing comprehensive general nuclear medicine services (including gastro-intestinal, cardiac and orthopaedic imaging techniques),

— DXA service providing bone densitometry, fracture risk and vertebral fracture assessments,

— 26 General, obstetric and gynaecological Ultrasound units across the Trust which include provision of vascular (vein and carotid doppler) studies,

— 7 laser units based across theatres and eye clinics,

— enterprise wide distribution of diagnostic images,

— post mortem CT studies for forensics and religious communities,

— Bariatric Imaging services,

— 26 community dental service sites.

The contract will be for 3 years with 2 options to extend at a 12-month duration.