Where is the clinic, and how far from Covent Garden?
99 Harley Street, W1G 6AQ: at the Weymouth Street corner in the Harley Street medical district. From the Piazza it is about ten minutes by taxi, about 37 on foot across Soho, or roughly twenty via any Tube line into Oxford Circus and an eleven-minute walk.
The full routes with honest minutes are above, next to the live map.
Can I fit a scan around performances?
Yes: it is a WC2 speciality. The matinee-to-evening gap fits comfortably: cab up, twenty minutes on the couch, findings explained, cab back before the half. The 8am slots catch company class; Saturdays catch dark days.
Tell reception your curtain time and they schedule to it, with margin.
I’m a dancer / performer: will the scan understand my job?
That is the point of consultant-led MSK scanning: the radiologists here spend their NHS weeks at the RNOH and King’s on performing and sporting bodies, scan joints dynamically through the movement that hurts, and write reports that distinguish “career-threatening” from “manageable with load changes”.
Bring the movement: demonstrating the jump or lift that triggers it makes the scan better.
Do I need a GP referral?
No: book directly, online or by phone. Company physios and osteopaths often send performers to us informally; their notes are welcome but not required.
Where a scan clinically needs a conversation first, it happens by phone inside the same booking.
Can I be seen the same day?
Often, yes: same-day and next-day slots run across most scan types on weekdays, and “before tonight’s show” is a deadline we take seriously.
Call 0203 904 4441 as early as you can; morning calls get afternoon couches.
What are your opening hours?
Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm, Saturday 8am to 6pm. For theatre schedules that means before class, between shows, or on the dark day; for kitchens, before prep or after lunch service.
The 8am and evening ends of the day are quietest in the building.
Which Tube route is best from WC2?
Simplest: anything to Oxford Circus: Victoria, Central or Bakerloo: then eleven minutes on foot up through Cavendish Square. From Covent Garden station itself, the Piccadilly-to-walk options all take about twenty minutes door to door.
Honestly, from the Piazza a cab wins whenever time is the currency.
Is it discreet? Casting directors don’t need to know.
Completely. Nothing is shared with anyone: employer, company, agent, GP: without your written consent. The building is an unmarked townhouse, the report goes to your portal alone, and how you use it is your business.
Performers manage injuries privately here every week; you would not be the exception.
Do you have a clinic in Covent Garden itself?
No: one clinic, at 99 Harley Street. WC2 does theatres better than anywhere on earth; diagnostic imaging it leaves to the medical district ten minutes north, and we would rather be excellent at one address than average at two.
This page exists to show how short that journey really is.
What if the scan says I shouldn’t perform tonight?
Then you will know why, precisely, which structure, how bad, and what performing on it risks, in writing, in time to make the call properly with your company. Just as often, the scan clears you: “sore but safe” is a diagnosis too, and a valuable one.
Either way the decision gets made on evidence rather than adrenaline.
How quickly do results come?
Findings are explained on the couch, and the written consultant report is on your secure portal the same day, before the evening show, if that is the deadline.
Guided injections and follow-ups, where needed, can usually be booked before you leave.
How much does a scan cost?
One fixed price per scan, published before you book: from £160, with most diagnostic ultrasounds £250–£350 including the consultant report. No surprises on the day.
Insurers are welcome: bring your authorisation number, and self-paying is exactly as simple as it sounds.
Can I walk in without an appointment?
We ask you to book first, even if that is a phone call from Covent Garden ten minutes before you set off: it means a consultant and a room are ready for you rather than a wait. Same-day slots are released through the morning, so call 0203 904 4441, tell us what you need, and reception will usually find you a time that day.
Who performs the ultrasound?
A consultant radiologist, a doctor who specialises in imaging, or a senior specialist sonographer for pregnancy and gynaecological scans, never a trainee. The person holding the probe explains what they see as they scan, so you leave Covent Garden-bound already knowing the findings, and the written report is theirs too.
Which scans can I book near Covent Garden?
Every scan on this website is at 99 Harley Street, so from Covent Garden you have one address for pregnancy scans, breast ultrasound and the breast clinic, pelvic and gynaecological scans, thyroid and neck scans, abdominal and kidney scans, joint and sports injury scans, ultrasound-guided injections, and children’s scans. Each has one page and one fixed price; use the search at the top of the page or call us.
How long is the wait for a private ultrasound compared with the NHS?
NHS waits for a routine ultrasound vary from a few weeks to several months depending on the hospital and the urgency your GP assigns. Here, same-day and next-day appointments are usually available, the findings are explained before you leave, and the report is on your portal the same day. From Covent Garden that means a worry can be answered the day you decide to act on it.
