InHealth Managed Services - Case Studies

InHealth specialises in providing modern and efficient diagnostic and imaging services across the country, improving patient access and helping Trusts, SHAs, PCTs, GPs and other healthcare organisations to meet their target of 18 weeks between initial referral and treatment.  We have tried and tested solutions for GP direct access diagnostics and are proud to be delivering both the London NHS Diagnostic Service and the NHS PET/CT South Diagnostic Service.

Our success stories speak for themselves - read more about our recent partnerships below.

The NHS Southampton City ENT Experience

Supporting commissioners to bring care closer to home - Click here to view.

The NHS Peterborough Experience

Working with the independent sector - A guide to success - Click here to view.

Croydon Federation - Delivering fast and direct patient access

Our direct access diagnostic services are highly flexible and can be tailored to meet the specific needs of PCTs or GP groups. The Croydon Federation of GPs, for example, has successfully piloted an ambitious and innovative scheme to deliver Ultrasound, Echocardiography and MRI Scan diagnostics to the heart of the community. The scheme was initiated in direct response to feedback from patients who complained of lengthy waiting times for diagnostic appointments, having to travel too far to attend appointments and the high costs of public transport or hospital parking.  

The scheme was initiated in direct response to feedback from patients who complained of lengthy waiting times for diagnostic appointments, having to travel too far to attend appointments and the high costs of public transport or hospital parking.

Mobile screening clinics were located at six Croydon Practices with the aim of ensuring that no patient should have to travel more than 30 minutes for a diagnostic appointment. In 2008 the Croydon Federation of GPs’ Diagnostics in the Community pilot, as part of InHealth’s delivery of the London NHS Diagnostic Service, won first prize in the ‘Improving Patient Access’ category at the 2008 HSJ awards. In awarding the prize, judges praised the GP leadership and partnership features that helped to drive forward this innovative major redesign project, its swift implementation, its rigorous quality assurance, the evaluation and the genuine choice and powerful benefits afforded to patients.