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Envirotect says it is seeing an increase in requests for RF door maintenance packages. MRI contracts manager Howard Nutkins has been carrying out inspections throughout the UK, helping to minimise interruptions to service. He said: “It is important that any issues with an RF door are dealt with quickly and efficiently. Regular professional cleaning and […]

Paralympian Zak Skinner and Olympic gold medallist Tessa Sanderson CBE officially opened the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games polyclinics, which were presented by Canon Medical UK. The advanced diagnostic imaging services at three specialist sports medicine poly- clinics supported more than 4,500 athletes from 72 nations and territories during the event. They were located at the […]

Health Venture Lab’s (HVL) Reactor Accelerator, supported by GE Healthcare, has graduated its fifth cohort of start-ups. In June, the 2022 class shared details of their growth and partnerships at the annual Demo Day, held at GE Healthcare’s headquarters in Hungary. Among dozens of applicants across Europe, HVL selected the most promising medical technology projects […]

Fujifilm Healthcare Europe is partnering with the BOpA (Bloc Opératoire Augmenté – augmented operating room) Innovation Chair partnership to accelerate the development of digital technologies for surgery. BOpA Innovation Chair is a partnership between Greater Paris University Hospitals – AP-HP, Institut Mines-Télécom and Université Paris-Saclay, France. The aim is to identify common problems in the […]

Two NHS trusts in the east of England will transform pathology services for a population of more than a million people, following an agreement signed in April with Sectra. Pathologists working at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust and West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust will be able to collaborate more effectively, as they […]

In July, Canon Medical Systems UK and professional basketball teams Sheffield Sharks and City of Birmingham Rockets held the final of an inter-school basketball tournament, which was designed to inspire hard-to-reach young people in communities surrounding Birmingham. The tournaments were played in a fast-paced format to imitate the basketball 3×3 game at the Birmingham 2022 […]

Medway NHS Foundation Trust has adopted the ZedScan diagnostic medical device to improve the diagnosis of cervical cancer and pre-cancer in women referred to its colposcopy clinics at Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent. Using electrical impedance spectroscopy technology, ZedScan is used to detect cervical abnormalities before they develop into cancer. Lead clinician for the colposcopy […]

At UKIO in Liverpool in July Insignia Medical Systems, powered by Intelerad Medical Systems, demonstrated its suite of enterprise imaging solutions. It was Insignia’s first in-person event where it featured enhanced products as part of Intelerad’s global team. In addition to showcasing advanced solutions, the Insignia team featured tailor-made InSight PACS and secure, rapid storage […]