Delegation welcomes latest MRI scanner at Monkland

At Monklands Hospital are, standing, radiology services manager Eddie McGoldrick, acute services operating management committee chairman Terry Currie, senior radiographer Lesley McDonald, superintendent radiographer Scott Robinson, Philips service delivery manager Colin Jarvie, consultant radiologist (retired) Dr Ken Hughes, Philips imaging account manager Douglas Cowie, project manager Jamie Riach, clinical director and consultant radiologist Dr Julian Guse, consultant radiologist Dr K Nwafor and key account manager George O’Brien. On the couch are NHS Lanarkshire vice chair Neena Mahal, director of acute services Rosemary Lyness and senior radiographer Gillian Gray.
A Philips Achieva 1.5T MRI scanner at Monklands Hospital was given the thumbs up at a recent demonstration visit by a group of officials, including NHS Lanarkshire vice chair Neena Mahal and chair of the acute operating management committee Terry Currie.
Mahal said: “I was delighted to see the new MRI scanner at Monklands; it will enable the hospital to meet the growing demand for its services and provide a more convenient service for patients who previously had to travel to Wishaw or Hairmyres.”
See the full report on page 24 of the May 2012 issue of RAD Magazine.