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Diagnostic imaging deserved better, so we built it
Medical Imaging Partnership was founded by consultant radiologists who believed the quality of a diagnostic service is determined not by the scanner, but by the people behind it.
Since 2010, we have grown from a single site into a national network of diagnostic centres, mobile units and clinical partnerships spanning the length of England. But growth has never been the goal in itself.
Every new centre, every new pathway, every new partnership has been driven by a conviction that patients should not have to travel to a hospital for a scan that can be delivered safely, quickly and to the highest standard in their own community.
We are a clinician-led organisation where radiologists have a real voice in how services are designed and delivered. Our Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ynyr Hughes-Roberts, and our Lead Radiologist have genuine authority over clinical standards. Commercial decisions do not override clinical judgement. This is not a governance statement. It is how we operate, every day, across every site.
A scan is one step in a journey
Our responsibility does not end when the image is acquired. It ends when the right clinical action has been taken. We think about what happens before the scan, during it, and after it, because a pathway that diagnoses a condition but leaves the patient without a clear next step has done half a job.
Project 3D · Driving Diagnostic Delivery
The imaging experts
Experience, accuracy and quality you can trust. Not a marketing line, but the standard we hold ourselves to in every scan, every report and every interaction, and one we believe should be available in every community.
Enjoy the journey
We are building something exceptional. The work is demanding, but it should also be rewarding, energising and something our people are proud of.
Why not today?
If something can be improved or a patient needs help, we act now. Every member of staff has the accountability and authority to make a difference right now.
Reflect, grow, improve
We learn from everything we do. We review our performance honestly, seek feedback, and commit to being better tomorrow than today.
Do the basics brilliantly
Excellence is built on consistency. The fundamentals of care, communication and clinical quality, executed to the highest standard, every time.
Care beyond words
Compassion is not something we talk about. It is something patients feel from the moment they contact us to the moment they leave our care.
Yes we can
We find solutions. We say yes to challenge, yes to innovation, and yes to the patients and partners who need us.
Serving communities
The model flexes to the community it serves
Our flagship Community Diagnostic Centre at the Amex Stadium in Brighton provides rapid-access imaging for patients across Sussex, and was featured as an exemplar in the IHPN report on community health services. But Brighton is one model.
In Stockport we operate from a community clinic alongside the GP federation. In Crowborough and Seaford we deliver through existing healthcare centres. In Eastbourne we support NHS hospital capacity. We prioritise deployment to areas where access is limited and where travel to an acute hospital is a genuine barrier to care.
How we partner →Our team
Assurance at every step
From your first contact with our referral centre through to your scan, report and delivery to your clinician, our team is there throughout your journey. Experienced in every aspect of a high-quality diagnostic service.
Jonathan Vellacott
Executive Chair
Joined in April 2026 to lead the company into its next phase of growth, and to structure the business to respond to the opportunities that exist.
Dr Ian Francis
Founder and Strategic Clinical Advisor
Dr Ynyr Hughes-Roberts
Chief Medical Officer
Quality & governance
Clinically led, clinically governed
Governance is not a compliance exercise here; it is how a radiologist-founded organisation protects patients. Clinical judgement is never overridden by commercial decisions, and every layer of the organisation is accountable for quality.
Radiologist-led from the board down
A Medical Director and radiology leadership own clinical policy, protocols and escalation. Clinical governance reports to board level with a standing quality agenda.
CQC registered, QSI accredited
Registered with the Care Quality Commission and accredited under the Quality Standard for Imaging (UKAS), with ISO 27001 information security and ISO 9001 quality management.
IR(ME)R and radiation protection
Full IR(ME)R governance with appointed Radiation Protection Advisers and Supervisors, audited exposure protocols, and dose optimisation across every modality.
Subspecialist reporting, peer reviewed
Scans are reported by subspecialists in their own field, supported by discrepancy meetings, double-reading programmes and continuous audit of report quality and turnaround.
Duty of candour, incident learning
Open reporting culture with structured incident review, shared learning across all sites, and transparent communication with patients and referrers when things go wrong.
PROMs, PREMs and published outcomes
Patient-reported outcome and experience measures reviewed at site, pathway and board level, with Friends & Family results above 95% recommendation.
Together we succeed
Healthcare belongs in the community, not behind hospital walls. Every decision we make is tested against that belief.