Ultrasound Services
Clinician-led ultrasound insourcing to support NHS capacity, quality and service resilience.
VanUS provides additional diagnostic ultrasound capacity for NHS organisations. We deliver on-site, work to agreed local pathways and reporting arrangements, and operate with governance and accountability built in.
Our services at a glance
VanUS supports NHS imaging services with insourced ultrasound delivery. Scope is agreed with each host service to reflect local pathways, reporting arrangements and clinical priorities.
Abdominal ultrasound
General abdominal scanning aligned to local protocols and reporting arrangements.
Pelvic and gynaecological ultrasound (non-obstetric)
Pelvic scanning aligned to local gynaecological pathways and reporting requirements.
Musculoskeletal ultrasound
Joint and soft tissue assessment within agreed pathway scope.
Soft tissue and superficial lumps
Superficial soft tissue and “lumps and bumps” work aligned to local referral criteria.
Head and neck ultrasound
Thyroid, salivary gland and neck lump pathways where agreed.
Scrotal and groin ultrasound (where agreed)
Scrotal pathways and other groin presentations aligned to local pathways.
Vascular ultrasound (where agreed)
DVT pathways and other agreed vascular work, delivered with clear escalation expectations.
Chest wall / pleural-related ultrasound (where agreed)
Where agreed and appropriate to clinical scope.
How we deliver ultrasound insourcing
VanUS supports NHS imaging services with insourced ultrasound delivery. Scope is agreed with each host service to reflect local pathways, reporting arrangements and clinical priorities. We work within host-site governance arrangements and follow agreed local escalation routes.
Reporting and escalation
Safe delivery depends on clarity. Before delivery begins, we agree how reporting will be completed and communicated, escalation arrangements for urgent or unexpected findings, local clinical contacts and on-call routes (where relevant), and how operational issues and patient safety concerns are raised and resolved.
Governance, quality and workforce assurance
VanUS is designed to reassure governance and operational leads. Our approach includes clinical oversight and quality review, workforce assurance appropriate to role and scope, incident awareness, learning and Duty of Candour principles, information governance controls aligned to NHS expectations, and continuous improvement and service feedback where agreed.
How scope is agreed (mobilisation in brief)
Mobilisation is agreed collaboratively with the host service. It typically includes: 1) Agree scope and priorities — Confirm pathways, expected session structure, and clinical priorities. 2) Confirm site logistics and equipment arrangements — Confirm room access, clinic flow, equipment arrangements and basic operational requirements. 3) Agree reporting and escalation routes — Confirm reporting pathways, turnaround expectations (where relevant) and urgent findings escalation. 4) Confirm workforce assurance and information governance access — Confirm role suitability checks, local requirements, and access arrangements for systems and information handling. 5) Go live and review — Deliver to agreed pathways and review quality, operational performance and improvement actions.
NHS-facing service statement
VanUS is an NHS-facing insourcing provider. This website is intended for NHS service, governance and procurement enquiries and does not offer direct-to-patient bookings.