IR patients can go home in six hours

Royal College of Radiologists president Dr Nicola Strickland was at the opening of Royal Stoke University Hospital’s new radiology day case unit.

Royal Stoke University Hospital has officially opened a new £1m radiology day case unit.   The unit, which treats vascular, stroke, neurology and oncology patients requiring interventional radiology, was opened by Royal College of Radiologists president Dr Nicola Strickland.

Superintendent for interventional radiology Mark Smith said: “We are delighted to have this outstanding new facility for patients who require interventional radiological treatment.  The area can treat up to nine patients at a time, which means not only will it vastly improve patient experience, but we can carry out an additional 750 day case procedures a year that would otherwise have occupied an inpatient bed.”

Royal College of Radiologists president Dr Nicola Strickland added: “It is a real exemplar of good practice in the UK.  This unit should act as a beacon for other centres around the country and patients will continue to benefit enormously from all the expertise at the hospital.”

See the full report on the front page of the May 2017 issue of RAD Magazine.