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Soliton IT national sales manager Bob Childe has been appointed PACS/RIS Special Focus Group (SFG) convenor/chair for healthcare technology trade assocation, AXREM. The PACS/RIS SFG supports and represents members of the healthcare IT supplier industry who provide diagnostic medical imaging IT into UK hospitals. SFG members have knowledge, experience and insight into the workflow and […]

A group of healthcare leaders from Sweden have visited Leeds to hear about the city’s strengths in health technologies. Leeds Academic Health Partnership hosted the tour for 12 Swedish medical technology visitors. After a brief introduction to the history of healthcare technology in Leeds, representatives from Leeds Academic Health Partnership, Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health […]

To reassure and actively support its NHS and independent healthcare customers and stakeholders, Canon Medical has announced that it has created a ‘fast response task force’ to quickly adapt to a fast changing environment and ensure business continuity in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This is in full swing to ensure the continued delivery […]

CT imaging services in the emergency department (ED) at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust have taken a step forward in modernisation with the installation of an Aquilion One Genesis Edition CT scanner from Canon Medical Systems. Routine and specialist CT procedures are expected to be quicker, at low dose and with excellent image quality due […]

A British Blue cat has undergone laser-assisted brain surgery to dissect and remove a forebrain meningioma at Davies Veterinary Specialists. Twelve-year-old Codo hadn’t been himself for a couple of months and his owners booked an appointment with the neurology service at the veterinary hospital. Neurology resident Victoria Argent spotted an inconsistent menace response in Codo’s […]

Radiology equipment company Future Medical Equipment has removed a GE Optima 1.5T 16 channel MRI system from BMI The Somerfield Hospital in Kent. The hospital, which closed last year, had numerous redundant items and Future Medical Equipment was appointed to de-install and remove the MRI scanner. Business lead Dani Langson is Future Medical’s regional used […]

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is working with the Kenyan Ministry of Health and Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH), to help improve cancer outcomes in the country. A memorandum of understanding was signed on January 20, on the eve of the UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020 that took place in London […]

The latest book in the K C Clark series was launched on February 27 at IRS Limited in Liverpool. Clark’s Procedures in Diagnostic Imaging – A System Based Approach covers a range of diagnostic and interventional procedures. IRS radiation protection adviser Paul Connolly welcomed more than 50 guests including authors, contributors, industry colleagues, friends and […]