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Run as a family business for more than 50 years, Xograph Healthcare has developed into a well-known name in medical imaging. NHS and private hospitals, government authorities and academic institutions are among its customers. At the end of 2019 ownership of Xograph was transferred to privately-owned company Healthcare 21 Group. Xograph Healthcare md Paul Andrews […]

Kenex (Electro-Medical) Limited is celebrating its 50th birthday. The company has come a long way since it was established in 1970 by husband and wife Ken and Sue Hunt, who say it was founded on sound engineering principles and an ability to solve problems and turn concepts into practical medical devices. Production has progressed to […]

Royal Oldham Hospital in Greater Manchester has added two Fujifilm mobiles to its radiology fleet. The new generation FDR Go Plus and the FDR nano joined an older FDR Go model, which has delivered such reliable service that the hospital chose the system again. “Our existing FDR Go mobile is robust and meets our needs,” […]

Facing the COVID-19 pandemic and a growing number of patients in need of diagnosis, the Veteran’s Administration NY Harbor Healthcare Simulation Center has introduced critical care simulation-based training sessions, utilising a BodyWorks Eve point-of-care ultrasound simulator with a newly installed COVID-19 lung module. Initiated on March 19, the three-hour sessions have prepared non-critical healthcare providers […]

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has added a further Canon Medical Systems CT system to its diagnostic imaging department with the installation of an Aquilion Prime SP CT scanner. It will sit alongside an existing Aquilion One Genesis Edition and was selected due to the hospital’s familiarity with Canon Medical and its positive […]

Two students with stand-out leadership skills have both won a place on a prestigious national health programme. University of Cumbria students Ismat Khan and Matthew Price applied for a place on the Council of Deans of Health UK Student Leadership Programme and were accepted, before the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown. The programme selects the […]

Alliance Medical services the phase one and part of phase two NHS England national PETCT contract and is continuing to add capacity to its UK-wide network of scanning sites. In September last year it opened a PETCT centre in Newcastle at the Freeman Hospital, which was followed in November by a modular centre at Norfolk […]

Hertfordshire radiographer Chris Shepherd is using a 3D printer to make visors for local health and care workers, following a successful fund-raising drive. After some research, Shepherd found some visor designs that had been made public access by Prusa Research in response to the pandemic. The design had been through a number of prototypes and […]