About nuclear medicine at ESNEFT

We use small amounts of nuclear medicine in your body that our specialist cameras can find. This gives your doctor information on how your body works.

This can help our doctors provide you with an early diagnosis and, in some cases, treat disease.

Before your appointment

Please contact us if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or work with radioactive material.

There is information about what to expect during a nuclear medicine appointment on the British nuclear medicine society website.

Nuclear medicine department opening hours

Colchester Hospital: Monday to Wednesday (8.30am to 4.30pm)
Ipswich Hospital: Monday to Friday (8.30am to 5pm)

How to find our Nuclear Medicine departments

Colchester Hospital: Please drive through the main hospital entrance (sign posted main entrance and A&E).  Follow the signs to the main patient and visitor car park which is located on the left before you reach the hospital buildings.  Colchester Hospital parking charges will apply.

Once parked, head towards the Urgent Treatment Centre at the front of the hospital and the Turner Diagnostic Centre is located to right.  Nuclear medicine is located on the first floor.

Colchester Nuclear Medicine Accessibility information from AccessAble

Ipswich Hospital: Please drive through the main hospital entrance. The closest car park to the department is G, which requires you to turn right at the mini roundabout and follow the road round. Please note, there is limited parking including disabled spaces located at Entrance 15. Ipswich Hospital parking charges will apply.

Once parked, please look for Entrance 15. Nuclear Medicine is located on the first floor of the Woolverstone Wing in the North end of the Hospital.

Ipswich Nuclear Medicine Accessibility information from AccessAble