That's insane.I’ve been referred by my GP to the Spinal Unit at RSCH (possble MRI)…80 week waiting list
In north Kent the waiting lists have been slashed by outsourcing to private hospitals (which may also be insane).
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[Help] MR scan following CT scan
- Thread starter Cheshire Cat
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In north Kent the waiting lists have been slashed by outsourcing to private hospitals (which may also be insane).
I must have had about 8 over the years.
Last time I took my mind off by counting the number of squares in the ceiling.
It was a long and complicated calculation.....with the answer in the 100s of 1000s.
Wouldn't happen in GermanyI’ve been referred by my GP to the Spinal Unit at RSCH (possble MRI)…80 week waiting list
1 or 2 days
Got to be able to pay though.
The local health economy in Surrey and Sussex is struggling, so the likelihood of outsourcing is very unlikely.
The good news (if it is) is that if it was deemed urgent it would be categorised accordingly.
- Oct 20, 2022
- 8,493
Same here.
The Xrays on my knees last month didn’t show enough to explain the level of pain and swelling - the MRI showed the degeneration of the cartilage and damage to meniscus as well as fluid on the knee.
Still waiting for orthopedic referral though
With the growth on my pancreas, even a contrast CT missed it but because of my symptoms I had a Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) which I have to have now every 2 years assesses the size and malignancy/spread of the cyst which would be missed with a CT.
- Oct 20, 2022
- 8,493
No need for a sad face H, I wasn’t looking for sympathy and don’t feel sad at all -just demonstrating why I agree with you 
The appointment waiting times are based on either Consultant triaging your symptoms or much quicker if your GP refers you for a scan before making the hospital referral ( if needed). I waited 3 weeks for a cervical/lumbar MRI through the neurologist and just 9 days for a bilateral knee MRI with a direct referral to the local MRI clinic. They really do vary!
(All the scans I had as an inpatient took a few hours wait!)
Depends on your symptoms Pearl.
The appointment waiting times are based on either Consultant triaging your symptoms or much quicker if your GP refers you for a scan before making the hospital referral ( if needed). I waited 3 weeks for a cervical/lumbar MRI through the neurologist and just 9 days for a bilateral knee MRI with a direct referral to the local MRI clinic. They really do vary!
(All the scans I had as an inpatient took a few hours wait!)
pearl
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80. WEEKS! Who told you that?I’ve been referred by my GP to the Spinal Unit at RSCH (possble MRI)…80 week waiting list
LamieRobertson
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The person who i eventually got through to at the RSCH.
I’d rung as myGP had written twice and I hadn’t heard anything after six weeks
pearl
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Oh that's just bonkers. Are you able to do day to day stuff? Work?
We could share the cost of a private scan ......
..... glide into the giant polo mint
side by side
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
LolOh that's just bonkers. Are you able to do day to day stuff? Work?
We could share the cost of a private scan ......
..... glide into the giant polo mint
side by side
It’s prohibiting certain bits of my work …driving at times is an issue ..going to the Amex is a no no ..social life virtually non existent
It’s even been suggested (by the GP) I rock up at A&E …I’ve tried to have irons in the fire with nhs and private ..currently seeing a chiropractor and I’m a couple of sessions away from deciding whether I carry on or seek MRI either via NHS as above or breaking the bank privately
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pearl
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If you have a private MRI would they send the report/results to your NHS GP?
Yes they would.
The requesting clinician is responsible for taking the results forward.
LamieRobertson
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….and is a GP able to interpret the results? (Excuse the naive question)
they’d get results back with an accompanying report.
pearl
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And then what I wonder?
Depends on the report content.
If anything untoward the GP will refer it in accordingly, either as a routine or urgent referral, with the accompanying report.
The images will be transferable between private and NHS providers, so the specialist can review and arrange next steps.
The treatment plan is dependent on the nature of the issue, but next steps would be for the consultant (specialist) to see the patient, to gauge fitness and nature of presenting issue.
I can only imagine a few selfies get taken! Can you ask them should they give any indication of how bad something is to the patient at the time? I know a lady friend of mine had a bubble test on her heart, and the screen person said "did you see that" to the nurse. Sounds unprofessional and has scared the poor lady, she was still awaiting her results when I last saw her.
No they shouldn’t. Disappointing.
Radiographers/Health technicians/nurses, can raise with the reporting clinician who the patient is under (after the patient has left) but whilst they are in an important role, they need to be careful around practice verbally, really for the example you’ve highlighted.
pearl
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Thank you for your replies
Thank you for your replies