Your Visit to IUS London, Step by Step
Everything you need before, during and after your scan — how to prepare, what happens in the room, how your results reach you, and what comes next. Five short guides covering nearly every question we are asked.
- Self-referral — no GP letter needed for any scan except transplant kidney evaluation
- Findings discussed with you at the scan, by the person scanning you
- Written report by secure email, usually within two hours
- A partner or friend is welcome at every appointment
CQC-registered clinic · Provider ID 1-2775844974 · HCPC-registered sonographers
From booking to results, in order
Which scans need fasting, which need a full bladder, and which need nothing at all — the complete scan-by-scan table.
How to prepare →
Step 2 · DuringWhat to ExpectArrival, the examination itself, chaperones, and how findings are discussed with you in the room.
What happens →
Step 3 · AfterScan Results & ReportsVerbal findings at the scan, your written report usually within two hours by secure email, and how to share it.
How results reach you →
Normal, monitor or refer — what each pathway means and how onward care is arranged when it is needed.
What happens next →
PracticalFrequently Asked QuestionsPayment, partners, parking, referrals — the practical questions, answered before you have to ask.
Read the FAQs →
If It AppliesYour First Transvaginal ScanA calm, honest guide to the examination many patients are quietly anxious about beforehand.
What to expect →
The five answers most people are looking for
Do I need a referral?
No. You can self-refer for every scan we offer, with one exception — transplant kidney evaluation, which needs a referral from your transplant team.
How fast are results?
Findings are discussed with you during the scan itself. Your written report follows by secure email, usually within two hours.
Where are you?
5a Lucerne Mews, Kensington, W8 4ED — three minutes from Notting Hill Gate. See travelling to us.
How much, and who scans me?
Scans from £119, every fee on the prices page. You are scanned by HCPC-registered sonographers holding senior NHS roles — meet the team, registration numbers included.
Questions answered?
Book your scan, or call us — a two-minute conversation settles most uncertainties, including whether a scan is the right test at all.
Kensington, London W8 4ED
3 mins from Notting Hill Gate
Written and clinically reviewed by the HCPC-registered sonographers who perform these scans at IUS London — a CQC-registered diagnostic ultrasound clinic (Provider ID 1-2775844974). Your own findings are explained to you at the scan and set out in your report.
Author: Yianni Kiromitis, Senior Sonographer, HCPC RA38415
Medically reviewed: 31 July 2026