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The Society of Radiographers (SoR) has launched a professionalism campaign to help radiographers shape workplace culture and improve the experiences of their patients. The theme has been chosen by the SoR’s new president Rachel Nolan and will explore key ideas including integrity and accountability, psychological safety, empathy, visibility, professional judgement, collaboration and respect. Nolan, who […]

Change in healthcare is constant, but evolution with purpose is what drives progress. The transition from Synapse Medical to Uniphar Medtech | Imaging marks an important new chapter in our evolution, one that strengthens our ability to support diagnostic imaging professionals across Europe while remaining true to the values and expertise that have defined our […]

Oncology Systems Limited (OSL), an independent provider of radiotherapy and oncology products and services to the NHS and private hospitals, has entered a strategic partnership with MPSi, a provider of commissioning, consultancy, shielding calculation services and medical physics expertise. For more than two decades, MPSi has delivered commissioning of linacs, advanced dosimetry support and tailored […]

Ask anyone who has worked in theatre or a cath lab when their lead apron was last cleaned and you’ll often get a shrug. Aprons, vests and thyroid collars hang on a shared rack, go on and off several people in a shift, and sit inches from the sterile field. They can’t go in the […]

As departments face increasing demand, the focus is often on optimising the patient journey from movement and positioning to monitoring so that quality and throughput can improve together. Synapse Medical, part of Uniphar Medtech and soon to be Uniphar Medtech Diagnostic Imaging, supplies solutions designed to deliver safe, efficient and patient-centred MRI services across the […]

AMDS partnership adds dedicated cardiac MRI capacity at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton to help reduce waiting lists, run as an extension of the trust’s own service AMDS (Advanced Managed Diagnostic Services) has launched a radiographer-led cardiac MRI service at Queen’s Hospital Burton for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB), […]

Equipment supplier Wolverson X-Ray has serviced a legacy x-ray system it originally installed in the 1970s, highlighting both the longevity of early imaging equipment and the importance of specialist maintenance in keeping older units operational when they are still in clinical use. The machine, powered by early glass vacuum valve technology, required a full assessment […]

Professor of MRI physics Martin Graves from the University of Cambridge’s department of radiology will present at the MRI Safety Update and Innovations Day organised by MRI Safety Matters and taking place at the Royal College of Physicians, London, on October 31. Professor Graves, who is also an honorary consultant clinical scientist at Cambridge University […]