Having a CT Scan at Stoke Mandeville Hospital - Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

NOTE: This video is more than eight years old A patient and radiographer explain what to expect when you go into hospital for a CT (computed tomography) scan. This production was recorded at Stoke Mandeville Hospital but is relevant to anyone invited to hospital for a CT scan. It covers: • Receiving your appointment letter • Travelling to hospital • Finding your way around • Giving your details to reception • Meeting the radiographer • Preparing for the scan • Getting inside the scanner • Experiencing a scan • Waiting for your results This film was made by the Oxford Academic Health Science Network with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. It is one of a series of information films produced by the Oxford AHSN which take patients through different diagnostic procedures and show them what their experience will look and feel like. Each video is narrated by a patient who has been through the process. You can see them all here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... For more information about CT scans visit: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/CT-scan/... The Oxford Academic Health Science Network is a partnership of NHS providers, commissioners, universities and life science companies working together to improve health and prosperity in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire. Further information is available at http://www.oxfordahsn.org/ This film was produced by Oxford Medical Illustration, a non-profit making NHS department of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. If you wish to find out more about their work visit - http://www.oxfordmi.nhs.uk/