More scans and a better patient experience is on offer after the CT department at Nottingham City Hospital following a 3 million pound refurbishment and new scanner.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a temporary inpatient entrance was created to help keep inpatients and outpatients separate to reduce infections.
During the temporary change, it became evident that the separation needed to be made permanent as it was recognised as the right thing to do for patient care and infection control.
After two and a half years of planning, building work started in January 2023 and was completed at the end of August 2023.
The department has been separated into inpatient and outpatient areas as well as a state-of-the-art reporting room and dedicated quiet room, meaning more privacy and comfort for patients. The refurbished department also has a high-end Cannon Aquillion prism CT scanner which will scan patients more effectively and quicker.
Commenting on the improvements, Tracey Clegg, Speciality General Manager in Radiology said:
“The improvements will help with hospital flow and it’s a much nicer place for patients to wait for their scans. Before the place could become overcrowded, with inpatients and outpatients sharing the same facility. Now there is a dedicated waiting space for both inpatients and outpatients, which is private and a place where patients are specially cared for which we didn’t have before.“
Patients who require scans due to cardiac symptoms, on a cancer pathway, respiratory, renal, musculoskeletal and many more will use this facility and benefit from the changes.
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Janice Hyslop, 61, Hucknall, a patient waiting for her CT scan said. “The changes are lovely and make it a nice place to wait. I came here two years ago and it’s a lot different now.”
