The Group covers a wide expanse of area with North Coast Radiology servicing from Ballina in the south, Mullumbimby in the north and Tenterfield in the west. Clarence Valley Imaging services two locations (Grafton and Maclean) and Dr Craig Dyer & Partners in Sydney with two locations (Chatswood and Ryde). In total the Group has 13 locations set in both hospital and private practice settings.

The North Coast Radiology Group is recognised for its excellence in providing quality, caring and professional services to its referring practitioners, patients and customers, utilising advanced, state of the art diagnostic imaging technology. The internet is vital to the day to day business of North Coast Radiology. If high speed broadband was available there would be a definite improvement in the distribution of images and information throughout North Coast and Clarence Valley regions.

A major part of the company’s business is with GPs and patients in remote areas. The present bandwidth is restrictive and does not allow either a large client base or for services which could be provided to be offered due to the restrictive existing conditions.

Increased communication and improved patient care would come from an expansion of current online resources and the ability to reach a wider potential client base. This could lead to additional appointments to the organisation. A greater bandwidth would enable the transfer of patient images and a faster diagnostic response which would ultimately greatly reduce healthcare costs. North Coast Radiology Group has over 180 employees.

The advent of the NBN will show a tremendous change in the operations of North Coast Radiology. Greater response times to diagnostics will save time, money and improved health care. The remote features of the region currently hamper healthcare communication. Diagnostic technology has overtaken the ability to transfer data in a timely fashion. The NBN should help to rectify that situation.