Updated 30 November 2023
Portsmouth PET/ CT Centre is operated by Alliance Medical Limited. Portsmouth PET/CT Centre provides diagnostic scan imaging at Queen Alexandra Hospital. We undertook an on-site inspection on 30 November 2023 and a desktop assessment of services between 4 and 12 December 2023. The service provides a diagnostic imaging service for patients who require a PET/CT scan. The overall rating for this service is good. We rated the safe and well-led key questions good because care and treatment was safe and the service had effective governance arrangements. We have not rated the effective key question at this assessment as it was not rated at our last inspection in September 2019 and because we did not look at all quality statements for the effective key question during this assessment. Incidents and near misses were reported, investigated and learnt from appropriately. Staff understood how to protect patients from abuse and the service worked well with other agencies to do so. The design, maintenance and use of facilities, premises and equipment kept people safe. The service provided care and treatment based on national guidance and evidence-based practice. Governance processes were effective. Staff at all levels were clear about their roles and accountabilities. This included the establishment of a local risk register reflecting the risks to and from the service. This was an improvement on the last inspection.