We carried out a review of the data available to us about The Birmingham Upright MRI Centre on 6 July 2023. We have not found evidence that we need to carry out an inspection or reassess our rating at this stage.
This could change at any time if we receive new information. We will continue to monitor data about this service.
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The Birmingham Upright MRI Centre is operated by InHealth Group. The Birmingham Upright MRI Centre opened in 2014. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body in both health and disease. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields, magnetic field gradients, and radio waves to generate images of the organs in the body.
The scanner is specifically designed to assist those who may not be able to tolerate a conventional MRI scan for a variety of reasons:
The aim of the centre is to provide a diagnostic pathway for those service users whose care pathways would not be possible through lack of an MRI scan, because they are not able to tolerate the confines of a standard configuration magnet.
We inspected this service using our comprehensive inspection methodology. We carried out an unannounced inspection on 1 February 2022.
This was the first time we inspected and rated this service since the service was first registered with the CQC in 2014.