IISS helps modernisation at Southampton

The breast screening unit at Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, was officially opened by BBC South Today news presenter Sally Taylor, pictured second from right with admin manager Sue Terry, superintendent radiographer Jayne Derham, surgeon Gavin Royle and consultant radiologist and director of screening Dr Caroline Rubin.

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust has boosted its breast imaging facilities through a 13-year imaging infrastructure support service (IISS) partnership with Siemens Healthcare.

Based on multi-vendor managed equipment service principles, the IISS contract has enabled the breast imaging unit at Princess Anne Hospital and its associated mobile units to rapidly complete the transition from analogue to digital.

The department chose to install the technology it felt was most suited to its needs, including three static and three mobile Mammomat Inspiration digital mammography systems.

“The partnership with Siemens Healthcare has helped to rapidly modernise the breast imaging unit and our mobile units,” said superintendent radiographer Jayne Derham.  “With an MES manager on site, decision-making processes are simplified which is important for me as a manager.”

See the full report on page 8 of the March 2014 issue of RAD Magazine.