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We have more than 25 qualified and highly skilled Sonographers working at Chesterfield Royal Hospital and the surrounding satellite locations (Buxton Hospital, Whitworth Hospital, Walton Hospital and the Grange GP Surgery). The team cover a wide variety of ultrasound scan types, enabling ultrasound imaging from all over the body.
The team carry out more than 65,000 scans per year, on outpatients and in-patients, in specialist areas of ultrasound including obstetrics, abdominal, gynaecology, Musculoskeletal, head and neck, and vascular.
Chesterfield Royal Hospital's ultrasound department is a training centre for ultrasound students and is affiliated with the University of Derby. Some of the team deliver lectures and tutorials to students on the University’s MSc and post-graduate ultrasound programs.
The Antenatal ultrasound department has received accolades for its excellent detection rates in the foetal anomaly screening program, which are higher than the national average.
Diagnostic ultrasound is a safe imaging technique with no associated risks
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital-8am -8pm 7 days a week
- Whitworth -Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm with occasional evening lists till 8pm
- Walton -Monday- Friday 8am to 4pm with occasional evening lists till 8pm
- Buxton – Monday- Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm
- The Grange – Ad hoc sessions only
Any instructions that are required before the scan will be sent out with the appointment letter. The quality and success of the scan may depend on the instructions being followed.
On attending the ultrasound reception, you be asked to take a seat in the waiting area. An assistant or the sonographer will call you through for the scan. It is best if anyone accompanying you waits in the waiting area while you have your scan unless their presence in the scan room is essential.
It is usually possible for you to remain in your clothes if they are loose-fitting and can be adjusted to allow access to the area being scanned. However, some examinations may require you to change into a gown. We will be using a gel that may wet your clothes, though it will not stain them.
The scan will be performed by a sonographer or radiologist (a doctor who specialises in imaging). You will be asked to lie on the table and have the procedure explained to you. We will be placing gel on the part of your body we are scanning and gently moving a probe across the area. This creates images that aid the doctor's diagnosis.
The procedure usually lasts between 10 and 20 minutes, although more complex procedures may take longer.