Nine ultrasound systems are upgraded at district general, local and community hospitals in Wales
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Wales has reselected Canon Medical Systems UK as its obstetrics and gynaecology diagnostic ultrasound equipment and service partner. A total of nine systems have been replaced across the organisation.
Five Aplio i-series diagnostic ultrasound systems have been installed in the antenatal clinic at Royal Gwent Hospital with two more in the antenatal facilities at Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny and Chepstow Community Hospital. In addition, an Aplio i-series has been installed in the early pregnancy clinic at Nevill Hall Hospital and in triage on the main delivery unit at Royal Gwent Hospital.
Royal Gwent Hospital service improvement manager Kerry Jeffries said: “Canon Medical Systems UK gives us really good after sales support for our ultrasound systems and is so easy and efficient to contact. All our consultants like the systems so Canon was the obvious choice to upgrade our technology into the future.
“The new range of Aplio systems has a high specification which improves the quality of scanning and diagnosis, while enhancing workflow efficiency. For example, the detailed image quality will be extremely useful for early gestation babies in our early pregnancy clinic,” she continued.
“Greater imaging confidence for all obstetric and gynaecology procedures will help us improve the diagnostic service we deliver to our patients and improve outcomes for mothers and their babies.”
Picture: Lead midwife ANC and DAU Jo Young, consultant obstetrician/gynaecologist Sivaprakasam Manjambigai, midwife sonographer Sarah Bendon, lead midwife antenatal screening Anne Watkins, midwife sonographer Sarah Evans, service improvement manager Kerry Jeffries, Canon Medical Systems UK ultrasound account manager Erica Oliver, fetal medicine and haematology/midwife Sam Wood and Canon Medical Systems UK application specialist Helena Clarke.
Published on page 6 of the November 2019 issue of RAD Magazine.