Radiology Services
Expenditure and number of examinations are collected for a range of radiology services.
| Radiology Service | Examinations | Cost per Examination | |||
| CT Scanner | 400,068 | £89.30 | |||
| Gamma Camera | 54,441 | £176.42 | |||
| MRI | 169,394 | £191.61 | |||
| Ultrasonics | 625,307 | £43.10 | |||
| Other Radiology (includes 'conventional' X-rays) | 2,351,545 | £56.13 | |||
Costs and activity for radiology services are collected on SFR 5.11 and summarised in two reports:
R120X 
[29kb] - expenditure and activity - radiology services by board
R120 [187kb] - expenditure and activity - radiology services by hospital
SFR 5.11 [168kb] - radiology services source data
The cost of radiology services includes:
- staff directly involved in providing the service such as medical, nursing, pharmacy and AHP staff
- supplies used directly in the provision of the service such as drugs, film and processing chemicals
- allocated costs such as heat, light and power.
Note
An analysis of direct staff numbers and costs by staff group is available in SFR 5.11.
