Urgent alert:

From Wednesday 28 August to Wednesday 30 October the X-ray facility in the Elective Care Centre at Aintree will be unavailable. You can still attend for your x-ray but you will be directed to Radiology Outpatients, ground floor next to main entrance. Dental x-ray, ultrasound and CT will remain open as usual.

An x-ray is a safe and painless procedure that's often used to produce images of the inside of the body.

X-rays can also be used to examine organs and identify problems. For example, an x-ray can highlight a lung infection, such as pneumonia.

They are also often used by surgeons during therapeutic procedures, such as a coronary angioplasty, to help guide equipment to the area being treated.

X-rays are carried out by radiographers or assistant practitioners, who are healthcare professionals trained to use imaging technology, including x-ray machines, computerised tomography (CT) scanners and ultrasound scanners. Some specialist radiographers are also trained to make a diagnosis from the examination.

During an x-ray, you'll be asked to lie on a table or stand against a flat surface so that the part of your body being examined is positioned between the x-ray machine and an imaging plate.

The x-ray will last for a fraction of a second. As the x-rays hit the imaging plate, the plate will capture a snapshot of the image.

The image will then be transferred to a computer so that a radiologist or radiographer can study them and produce a report. Radiologists are doctors who are specially trained to carry out examinations and interpret medical images, such as x-rays and CT scans.

Aintree University Hospital

Elective Care Centre – Tel: 0151 529 3276

Monday to Friday, 9am-4pm, excluding bank holidays.

Broadgreen Hospital

Tel: 0151 600 1616

Monday to Friday, 8am-4.30pm, excluding bank holidays.

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Tel: 0151 706 2745

Monday to Friday, 8.30am-7pm, excluding bank holidays.

Liverpool University Dental Hospital

Tel: 0151 706 5100

Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, excluding bank holidays.

Kenilworth

Tel: 0151 529 3276

Monday to Friday, 9am-4pm, excluding bank holidays (appointment only).

Litherland

Tel: 0151 529 3276

Monday to Friday, 9am-4pm, excluding bank holidays.

Kirkby

Tel: 0151 529 3276

Monday to Friday, 9am-4pm (walk in), 4pm-7.30pm (appointments only). Saturday and Sunday, 10.30am-3.30pm (appointments only).

South Liverpool

Tel: 0151 295 9015

Monday to Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm, excluding bank holidays.

York Centre

Tel: 0151 300 8290

Monday to Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm, excluding bank holidays.

More information

When you are assessed by your GP, doctor, or healthcare professional, they will consider if they feel an X-ray may be of benefit to help diagnose your health concern. 

Aintree

If you are referred by your GP for an X-ray, you can then attend Aintree University Hospital Elective Care Centre or any of our community sites: Kirkby Walk In Centre, Litherland Walk In Centre, York Centre or South Liverpool Treatment Centre.

Royal and Broadgreen

If you are referred by your GP for an X-ray, you can then attend The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, or any of our community sites: Kirkby Walk In Centre, Litherland Walk In Centre, York Centre or South Liverpool Treatment Centre.

Kenilworth

If you are referred by your GP for an X-ray, you can then attend any of our community sites: Kirkby Walk In Centre, Litherland Walk In Centre, York Centre or South Liverpool Treatment Centre.

If you wish to attend Kenilworth Road, you will need to ring for an appointment.

Kirkby, Litherland, South Liverpool, York Centre

If you are referred by your GP for an X-ray, you can then attend any of our community sites: Kirkby Walk In Centre, Litherland Walk In Centre, York Centre or South Liverpool Treatment Centre.

Aintree 

Elective Care Centre, Ground Floor, Aintree University Hospital, Main Radiology Department, Ground Floor, Aintree University Hospital

Broadgreen

X-ray Department, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Royal

Main Radiology Department, Ground Floor, The Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Kenilworth

Address:
Kenilworth Road
Diagnostic Centre
1 Kenilworth Road
Crosby
Liverpool
L23 3AD

Kirkby

Address:
Kirkby Urgent Treatment Centre
St Chads Clinic
St Chads Drive
Kirkby
Liverpool
L32 8RE

Litherland

Address:
Litherland Urgent Treatment Centre
Litherland Town Hall
Hatton Hill Road
Liverpool
L21 9JN

South Liverpool

Address:
South Liverpool Treatment Centre
32 Church Road
Garston
Liverpool
L19 2LE

York Centre

Address:
Radiology Department
Smithdown Health Park
Smithdown Road
Liverpool
L15 2HE