About the Service

To improve access to diagnostic tests NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB have commissioned Cora Health to deliver GP direct access non obstetric community ultrasound to Coventry patients

Cora Health (www.corahealth.co.uk) Cora Health, the new name for our recently merged organisation, bringing together the strengths of Healthshare and Connect Health

Cora Health are the providers of the service across Coventry

Referrals:

E-referral service (Specialty: Diagnostic Imaging Clinic Type: Ultrasound)

or by emailing healthshareltd.nwl.bookings@nhs.net.

Locations in Coventry

• Cheylesmore Surgery, 51 Quinton Park, CV3 5PZ
• Holbrooks Health Team, 71-77 Wheelwright Lane, CV6 4HN
• Henley Green Medical Centre, Henley Road, CV2 1AB

Ultrasound referrals can be made via ERS offering the earliest available appointments at our sites listed by distance from the patient’s home address

Select the patient’s preferred location and select ‘Send for triage’. Attach the relevant referral documents and ‘submit’

We provide a 7-day service across our ultrasound imaging services, including early mornings and evenings to facilitate patient choice. Patients can be seen within 2 weeks of referral

Slot types on eRS for each location:

Ultrasound (Non-Obstetric) – MSK General & Gynae- Healthshare Diagnostics – Cheylesmore Surgery

Ultrasound (Non-Obstetric) – MSK General & Gynae- Healthshare Diagnostics – Holbrooks Health

Ultrasound (Non-Obstetric) – MSK General & Gynae- Healthshare Diagnostics – Henley Green

Inclusion Criteria

Cora Health scan all registered patients over 18 suitable for the following:

• Upper/General abdominal ultrasound
• Non-obstetric pelvic ultrasound scans – including transabdominal and transvaginal
• Renal / bladder / prostate and post micturition volume scans
• Scrotal / testicular ultrasound scans
• Musculoskeletal
• Small parts – hernia/lumps

Exclusion Criteria

• Suspected cancer – to be referred via 2ww pathway
• Any potential clinically urgent condition or pathology (not cancer related)
• Obstetric care
• Ultrasound guided procedures

Scans excluded for: Breast, Cardiac Imaging, Chest, Ophthalmology, Superficial masses or lumps in the neck axilla or groin

Other exclusions

• Under the age of 18
• Non-NHS Patients
• Investigation of any potential clinically urgent condition or pathology (not cancer related)
• Patient who cannot transfer to an examination table
• Patients with a body weight exceeding 150 kg

Performance Standards

Cora Health will provide all scans within a maximum 6 weeks of referral

Waiting times are currently 2 weeks (December 2025)

Unless the referring GP specifically declines on the referral form, patients with abnormal scans requiring urgent attention, including potential cancers will be forwarded directly to an acute Trust, reducing GP workload and improving efficiency.

Contact

If you have any queries, please contact:

Operations Manager Community Diagnostic Services

The Light Box,
Quorum Park, Benton Lane,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
Tyne and Wear,
NE12 8EU

Tel: 0191 691 8841

Email: feedback@corahealth.co.uk