NHS Referrers

The information on this page is intended for referring healthcare professionals such as NHS GP/Consultants/Nurses, Practice Managers, Administrators, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning Support Units (CSUs) and other clinicians looking to make referrals.

In partnership with the NHS, Harmonic Medical Sonography are a leading provider of Non-Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS) services to a wide variety of communities within the UK.

We aim to uphold our high standard of diagnostic screening within the NHS Any Qualified Provider (AQP) scheme and have a good rating with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

As an accredited provider, patients are free to choose us based on our:

• Easy to book service
  Our administrators phone the patient within the day the referral is received. 95% of complete patient referrals are booked for an appointment within two weeks. Bookings can also be made via our website and email address.
• Convenient locations
  Community-based options for patients within their local area. As our services are easily transportable we are able to run clinics within health centres’ close to patient’s home.
• Extended hours
  Flexible clinics where the focus is accommodating patients who cannot make it in the normal hours of the week; for example, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
• Quick turnaround for Referrer
  As an independent company we are able to achieve minimal time from referral to return of report to the GP clinic. 98% of our reports are completed and sent within 48 hours of scanning.
• Reputable Service
  We are passionate about sonography and keep our staff fully trained in the latest health and safety certifications as well as continuous professional development. Our sonographers are members of the British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS) and Society of Radiographers (SoR). We aim to bring the latest scanning techniques to establish a reputable and reliable diagnosis.

We have been carrying out screening services since 2011 and have built a team of friendly, dedicated and experienced sonography practitioners, patient administrators and business managers with in depth knowledge of health and social care.

Our head office is based in Manchester where our administrative and managerial functions for our diagnostic imaging services are managed. We have a centralised admin team triaging referrals as soon as they are received. Our scans are performed locally to the patient operating at various primary healthcare and NHS institutions with strict safeguarding policies in place.

Our offerings are designed to alleviate the pressure on primary and secondary public healthcare systems by specialising in an efficient community ultrasound service. NHS patients are offered the same level of care but with a faster turnaround so that they are placed on the right care pathway as soon as possible.

Please download our Referral form relevant to your CCG area.

Once completed please email all referrals over secure email to: Referrals.harmonicsonography@nhs.net

Please contact us directly if you have any further questions about our business or the referral process.