How do I get there from St John’s Wood?
One Jubilee stop to Baker Street and a nine-minute walk east along Marylebone Road, down Harley Street to number 99 at the Weymouth Street corner, about fifteen minutes door to door. Driving takes eight via Park Road, with bays on Weymouth Street.
The pretty option: down through Regent’s Park’s Broad Walk, out at York Gate, thirty-one minutes of the best pram route in London.
Can I bring the baby and the school-age one?
Yes: NW8 rarely arrives solo, and the clinic is built for it: prams come in, scan rooms fit them beside the couch, and reception has seen every version of the double-drop-off morning.
For your own longer scans, a second adult beats a bored four-year-old, but nobody will blink either way.
Who scans children?
A consultant paediatric radiologist: children’s imaging is his entire specialty, from newborn hips to teenagers’ lumps. Appointments run longer, the pace is set by the child, and findings are explained to you both.
It is the standard NW8 expects from its schools, applied to its scans.
Do pregnancy scans need a midwife referral?
No: book any pregnancy scan directly, from six-week reassurance to growth and presentation. Your NHS midwife pathway continues untouched; our same-day report simply travels with you to the next appointment.
Evening and Saturday slots exist so working partners see the screen too, not a photograph of it.
Can we be seen the same day?
Often, yes, and for the anxious-parent bookings, a child’s lump, early-pregnancy worries, tell reception the situation: those are the appointments the diary bends for.
Call 0203 904 4441 in the morning; same-day slots release through the day.
What are your opening hours?
Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm, Saturday 8am to 6pm. NW8 uses the edges: 8am before drop-off at Arnold House or the American School, after-pick-up slots at four, and Saturday mornings before the High Street brunch rush.
Evening appointments carry the working parents’ pregnancy scans.
Is parking manageable with children?
Yes, by local standards: pay-by-phone bays on Weymouth Street and the mews around the clinic, the Q-Park a few minutes away, and an eight-minute drive home afterwards. Weekday trips sit inside the Congestion Charge zone; Saturdays don’t.
Honestly, with one child the Jubilee hop is easier; with two, the car earns its keep.
Do you have a clinic in St John’s Wood itself?
No: one clinic, at 99 Harley Street, one stop away. Concentrating the paediatric radiologist, the obstetric sonographers and the equipment at a single address is precisely what keeps the standard consistent for every family, every visit.
The High Street does many things well; consultant imaging is ours.
My obstetrician / paediatrician is elsewhere, can you report to them?
Of course: with your consent the report goes to any clinician you name the same day, whether they sit in the Portland, Great Ormond Street or an NHS trust. Many NW8 families run care across several institutions; we are used to being the fast imaging piece in that machine.
Bring the request letter if there is one; a name is enough if there isn’t.
What happens if a child’s scan finds something?
You hear it first from the consultant in the room, in plain language, with the difference between “normal variant”, “watch” and “needs follow-up” made explicit. The written report goes to your portal the same day, with a referral letter to the right paediatric service where needed.
Most children’s scans end in reassurance, and that is delivered just as clearly.
How quickly do results come?
Findings are explained during the appointment, for children, at child height too, and the written consultant report is on your secure portal the same day.
Anything needing action leaves with a plan attached: who, what, and how soon.
How much do scans cost?
Fixed, published prices: early pregnancy scans from £160, most diagnostic ultrasounds £250–£350, children’s scans priced per study on their pages, always including the specialist’s time and the written report.
All major insurers are welcome; bring your authorisation number when you book.
Can I walk in without an appointment?
We ask you to book first, even if that is a phone call from St John’s Wood 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 St John’s Wood-bound already knowing the findings, and the written report is theirs too.
Which scans can I book near St John’s Wood?
Every scan on this website is at 99 Harley Street, so from St John’s Wood 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 St John’s Wood that means a worry can be answered the day you decide to act on it.
