About us and our background

 

Global Diagnostics started out as Imaging The South over 15 years ago in Western Australia and has now become a leading international provider of diagnostic imaging services.

Originally founded by Dr Johnny Walker, his inspiration to set up the company was based on his belief that people in rural and regional communities should have access to the highest standard of diagnostic imaging services previously only available in metropolitan areas of Western Australia.

From humble beginnings in Bunbury in Western Australia, the company’s vision to capitalise on emerging technologies to improve service delivery has seen the company grow to become a national operation. On the back of the ITS’s success, Dr Walker recognized that demand for the innovative service was not constrained to Australia’s borders. In 2001, the model was exported to the UK and from there to Ireland in 2007as Global Diagnostics.

In 2008, Global Diagnostics (UK, Ireland and Imaging The South - Australia) merged with Centric Health (www.centrichealth.ie ) an Irish primary heath care company and has undergone a period of substantial organic growth in the period. 

Global Diagnostics is now a leading international provider of diagnostic imaging services and now provides:

  • Imaging managed services in Ireland to the HSE, private hospitals, community health centres and private clinics
  • Imaging managed services in the UK to the NHS, Independent Managed Hospitals and medical facilites and also operates a series of stand along medical imaging practics
  • Radiologus and Teleradiology services to WACHS (Western Australia Country Health Service), private medical facilities, public hospitals and community centres and operate a series of stand alone medical imaging practices across Western Australia. In October 2010, we will begin delivering our first contract in Queensland.

Scale of our service

The international dimension to our service has taken the medical imaging service to a new level, enabling the innovative Teleradiology service to cut across time zones and geographic locations to deliver a truly global service, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

We are now based in over 52 locations across 3 countries and since inception, have reported over 2.2 million cases. 90% of referrals to our practices are GP driven.


Strong Educational Commitment

We recognise our corporate and community responsibility to education and training. Regular information and educational sessions are held with local referring physicians and run by Global Diagnostics radiologists. Programs are designed to assist medical practitioners with their professional development to ensure they have access to the latest information so they can, in turn, provide the best possible service to their patients.


Our team is what makes us different


Our team is world class and we engage and attract only the finest healthcare professionals and integrate them across our different geographical locations. We employ more than 300 colleagues and 120 contract radiologists ensure that we can provide access to high quality, cost effective, best practice diagnostics 24/7, 365 days of the year.