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Siemens Healthineers has been certified as a ‘great place to work’, following feedback from employees across the UK voting in an anonymised survey. Questions were focused on criteria such as credibility, fairness, respect, camaraderie, honesty and pride. The Great Place to Work scheme helps organisations create high performing workplaces where employees feel trusted and valued. […]

During the first lockdown in 2020, the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) in Harlow invested in a new mobile digital x-ray platform and one specific model was top choice. “One of the main reasons for choosing the FDR nano mobile x-ray unit for the radiology department was that it is lightweight and has easy […]

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has signed a 10-year QA Pilot contract for its radiotherapy department including six linacs, brachytherapy, superficial, CT and contact rooms. Supplied by Oncology Imaging Systems (OIS), QA Pilot is a cloud-based, centralised software solution designed to make managing QA easier and to optimise workflow for faster organisation of data. “For […]

The first patient to be treated in the new x-ray room at Goole and District Hospital has declared the facilities are “top class.” Siemens Healthineers Ysio Max DR general x-ray has been installed and one of two x-ray rooms fully refurbished, following a £330,000 injection of capital funding. Around 650 patients will be using the […]

The Royal College of Radiologists’ industry-leading global conference will take place online between October 4 – 22, 2021. Registration for RCR Learning Live 21 is now open and for the second-year running will take place online. Held between October 4 – 22, 2021, the CPD accredited conference will bring together over 2,000 radiologists, oncologists, and […]

The Royal Oldham Hospital, part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group, is celebrating the first anniversary of its Ultimax-i three-in-one angiography, fluoroscopy and radiology system from Canon Medical Systems UK. The multi-directional, interactive digital C-arm is designed for clinical flexibility and requires minimal space. Reflecting on its first year of service, interventional radiology and […]

The AXREM UKIO virtual awards event took place at the end of June and was hosted by journalist and television presenter Bill Turnbull. The first award to be presented in person was to the ‘industry individual who went above and beyond during COVID-19’, sponsored by Hulbert Imaging, which was awarded to Siemens Healthineers MES supervisor […]

After 12 years of intensive use of Barco’s diagnostic displays, the radiology department of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) decided to upgrade its display fleet to take advantage of the most recent technology improvements. WWL again opted for the trusted Barco quality and for a totally new reading experience with […]