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Great Yarmouth hospital chooses mobiles and a retrofit

Student radiographer Maria Sutherland, reporting radiographer Valerie Dean, MIS Healthcare account manager Tony Rogers and senior radiographer Jordan Buckingham. As part of an equipment update at Great Yarmouth’s James Paget University Hospital, the trust has installed a pair of Samsung GM85 mobile machines.  According to supplier MIS Healthcare, these units are compact and light.  “They […]

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Aplio i-700 ultrasound systems to be trust’s workhorse machines

Sonographers Susan Oates, Nicola Willoughby, Lorna Gray and Christina Henry with Canon Medical Systems ultrasound account manager Jo Bertelsen and ultrasound applications specialist  Louise Higgins. Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has purchased two Aplio i-700 ultrasound systems from Canon Medical Systems, one system for use in the hospital and the second system for the Keighley Medical […]

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Award recognises community clinic’s cut in waiting times

Physiological Measurements directors Andrew Honeyman and Jon Pither with previous chief executive of Medilink East Midlands Darren Clark. Oswestry-based Physiological Measurements has received the Medilink West Midlands outstanding achievement award for its development of a high street community ultrasound clinic, located in a Gravesend shopping centre. The awards, which were held in January, praised the […]

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Romford hospital saves time with contrast injector

CT radiographer Kevin Hill, porter Steve Dawson, radiology assistant Oluwole Adeyiga, CT lead Ravinder Rana, senior radiographer Alex Laylo, radiographer Kat Johnson, Bracco key account manager Phil Skinner. Queen’s Hospital in Romford has completed its installation of two CT Exprès injectors from Bracco UK.  A third CT Exprès is also being installed at sister site […]

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White Horse Health Centre installs DR system

Behind are lead radiographer and head of service Simon Clarke, Philips UKI account manager Paul Ringwald, district manager Lee Moger and practice partner Dr Julia Taylor.  In front are specialist radiographer Clair Whitehorn, radiology department assistant Chloe Harris and practice manager Mark Dickson. The White Horse Health Centre in Westbury, part of Salisbury NHS Foundation […]

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Kent’s first static PETCT scanner opens

Chair of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust board David Highton, Maidstone PETCT centre unit manager Sharon Meadows, head of PETCT south Sally Albon and consultant radiologist Dr Alexis Corrigan. In partnership with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and the Kent Oncology Centre, Alliance Medical has helped provide the first purpose-built static PETCT centre […]

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Humanitarian efforts in Iraq boosted with portable ultrasound

Fujifilm SonoSite clinical application specialist Fateh Mohammed Khan (left) and regional sales manager Dr René Goebel (right) present the M-Turbo system to Dr Henryk Pich. Fujifilm SonoSite has donated a point-of-care ultrasound system to CADUS, an independent aid organisation supporting the relief effort in Iraq.  Anaesthetist and emergency clinician at the University of Dresden and […]

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Royal Cornwall Hospital hosts ultrasound study day

Some of the delegates attending the Cornish ultrasound study day. A study day organised by the Royal Cornwall Hospital and held at the St Austell Conference Centre focused on the extended scope of ultrasound practice.  The topics discussed, choice of speakers and venue were all well received by the 30 attendees, who also enjoyed a […]

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