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Practice Plus Group, formerly Care UK Healthcare, has announced changes to its senior radiology team, with top roles going to internal candidates. Dr Katerina Tsokova is now the group’s clinical director in radiology and Fiona Nelson has been appointed diagnostic imaging lead. Dr Tsokova and Nelson will be responsible for the development and oversight of […]

A £3.7 million building project to improve the obstetric theatres and labour ward facilities at Bradford Teaching Hospitals has begun. Work will take place at the women’s and newborn unit based at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI), one of the busiest in England. The trust’s operating theatres will be housed in a two-storey extension. Work will […]

The Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) has launched its Research Roadmap for clinicians and academics to develop better treatment methods and work towards a cure for osteoporosis. The publication was launched through the Osteoporosis and Bone Research Academy at its digital Osteoporosis Online conference in December. Academy chair Professor Juliet Compston said: “The work outlined in […]

Developer of AI systems for breast care ScreenPoint Medical BV announced the introduction of Transpara powered by FusionAI, an improved and enhanced version of Transpara 1.6, at the European Congress of Radiology virtual meeting in March. Transpara has been in use in more than 20 countries and ScreenPoint says that the latest clinical studies reveal […]

The owners of a Labrador puppy, which swallowed an open safety pin, have praised the internal medicine team at Davies Veterinary Specialists for safely retrieving the item from the puppy’s oesophagus. Owners Will Maisey and Sarah Ritchie caught Bella swallowing the safety pin while rummaging in a bin. She was rushed to her local pet […]

Fujifilm UK has launched the Harmony version of the Amulet Innovality mammography system with a range of new features. Incorporating both clinical and ambient upgrades, Harmony brings together advanced diagnostic performance with new design themes to create an environment that helps put patients at ease. The Harmony version brings an upgrade to image processing and […]

West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds, has installed an Acuson Sequoia ultrasound system from Siemens Healthineers. The system is an addition to West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust’s breast screening service, which operates across west Suffolk and parts of Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, with tests offered locally using mobile screening centres, in addition to the facilities at […]

European provider of diagnostic imaging, outpatient and cancer care services Affidea Group has acquired the UK’s orthopaedic group Fortius Clinic. Fortius Clinic was founded in 2009 by a group of clinicians that shared a vision to create a worldwide centre of excellence in MSK care. After 12 years of growth, it is said to be […]