Opening 2026 · Swansea
A new chapter for the Clinical Imaging Facility
For years the Clinical Imaging Facility at Swansea University has been a research centre first: trials, teaching and the patient pathways that come out of them. In 2026 it joins Medical Imaging Partnership, and that work carries on with investment behind it.
The story so far
A facility built around research and education
The Clinical Imaging Facility on the Singleton Park campus is a joint venture between Swansea University and Swansea Bay University Health Board, set up around medical research and education with improved health gain for the population.
Research that shapes practice
Its programme runs along three strands: pharmaceutical trials in oncology, the clinical application of MRI, and the development of imaging-based clinical pathways. Work that starts as a research question ends up changing how patients are diagnosed.
Teaching, not just scanning
The facility closes on Tuesdays for teaching. Training the next generation of radiographers and researchers has been part of the timetable rather than an afterthought.
Clinical imaging alongside it
MRI and CT covering neuro, MSK, vascular, body, cardiac and gynaecological imaging for adult patients, scanned by radiographers registered with the HCPC.
The next chapter
The research continues, with investment behind it
We are not arriving to turn a research facility into a scanning shop. The reason a unit like this matters is that the research and the clinical service feed each other: trials need reliable imaging, and patients benefit from pathways that have been tested rather than assumed.
Our commitment is to support the next chapter of high-quality research at Swansea, to upgrade the equipment, and to build towards a full diagnostic and treatment set-up on the site, so more of a patient's journey can happen in one place.
Alongside that, the things we bring to every centre: subspecialist radiologists reporting in their own field, a referral centre open seven days a week, a clinician portal for images and reports, and a bilingual service for Welsh speakers.
What we are committing to
- Continuing and growing the research programme
- Investment in upgraded imaging equipment
- Building towards a full diagnostic and treatment service
- Subspecialist reporting, typically within one to five working days
- A bilingual service in Welsh and English
What changes, and what does not
An established service, continuing
A service that already exists
Imaging is not new to South Wales, and neither is this unit. It joins our network in 2026, so patients and referrers keep the service they already know.
Our locations →What we add
Subspecialist radiologists reporting in their own field, our referral centre seven days a week, and the systems behind our other centres: cloud PACS, a clinician portal and digital referral pathways.
Our services →A bilingual service
Patients will be able to use Welsh when they contact us, at the unit and in our correspondence. Fair access to diagnostics includes language, not just distance.
Darllen yn Gymraeg →Four strands, one service
How we work across NHS, private, research and sport
A single unit, staffed and governed once, serving four kinds of demand. That is what makes a community service sustainable: the scanner does not sit idle between NHS lists.
Capacity the health service can call on
Over 80% of our activity is delivered in partnership with the NHS, and we are approved on the NHS SBS framework with direct call-off. In Swansea that means continuing NHS work and adding capacity where pathways need it.
For the NHS →Prime Health, our private brand
Patients who pay for themselves or use private medical insurance are looked after by Prime Health, our private brand: an unrivalled private patient experience, with self-pay scans, private GP appointments and full health pathways.
Visit Prime Health →Evidence, teaching and academic partnership
The unit is already a research centre: pharmaceutical trials in oncology, the clinical application of MRI, and imaging-based clinical pathways. Diagnostic centres on university campuses serve students, staff and the surrounding population, with protected academic time and evaluation that proves community pathways work.
Universities and research →Imaging at the performance edge
Rapid-access MSK imaging for sport, reported by MSK subspecialists, with scheduling that works around training and fixtures. Our flagship community diagnostic centre already sits inside a stadium.
For health professionals →Why this matters
Diagnostics belong where people live
A patient who can have a scan locally does not need a hospital outpatient appointment, and a clinician who receives a specialist report within days does not need to refer into secondary care. That is the model we have built across the South East and Greater Manchester, and it is what we bring to an established unit in Swansea.
Joining an established service puts continuity first: the people who already rely on it should notice the improvements, not the handover.
Referring clinicians
GPs, consultants, physiotherapists and sports medicine professionals can refer by phone, email or through our e-referral portal. Most patients are offered an appointment within seven days, and reports carry a clear recommendation and onward route.
Where to find it
On the Singleton Park campus
The facility sits in ILS 2 on Swansea University's Singleton Park campus. Opening hours and services will be confirmed as the handover progresses, and the centre page carries the current detail.
Clinical Imaging Facility
ILS 2, Ground FloorSwansea University
Singleton Park
Swansea SA2 8PP
Current opening hours
Monday8.30am to 4pmTuesdayClosed for teachingWednesday to Friday8.30am to 4pmSaturday and SundayClosedThe facility's current hours. These will be confirmed after the handover.
Cymraeg
Abertawe 2026: pennod newydd i'r Cyfleuster Delweddu Clinigol
Bydd yr uned ddelweddu bresennol yn Abertawe yn ymuno â'n rhwydwaith yn 2026. Nid yw delweddu yn newydd i dde Cymru: bydd y gwasanaeth yn parhau i'r cleifion a'r clinigwyr sy'n ei ddefnyddio heddiw.
Rydym wedi ymrwymo i wasanaeth dwyieithog yng Nghymru: bydd cleifion yn gallu defnyddio'r Gymraeg wrth gysylltu â ni, yn y uned ac yn ein gohebiaeth.
Keep in touch
Would you like to hear more about the Swansea unit as the handover progresses? Email us and we will keep you posted.
enquiries@medicalimaging.org.ukReferral centre01293 534 043
Work with us
Talk to us about Swansea
For health boards and commissioners, private and insured pathways, universities and research teams, sports organisations, and clinicians who want to refer. Tell us which strand you are interested in and the right person will come back to you.
Prefer email? Write toenquiries@medicalimaging.org.uk, or call the referral centre on 01293 534 043, open Monday to Friday 8am to 6.30pm and Saturday and Sunday 8am to 4pm.
Talk to us about diagnostics in Wales.
For health boards, primary care, universities, sport and partners across South Wales.