Static CT to boost diagnostic offering at Cheltenham

Alliance Medical lead CT radiographer Simon Plumb, Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital business development manager Fiona Conway, Councillor Wendy Flynn, Alliance Medical business development director David Loasby and director of operations Mike Fox-Davies and radiology manager Karen Jervis.

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital, with the help of Alliance Medical, has invested in a permanent Toshiba Aquilion CXL CT scanner in order to improve its diagnostic capabilities.   Mayor of Cheltenham Councillor Wendy Flynn carried out the official opening of the system, a replacement for a mobile unit that previously served the hospital once a week. Scanning between eight and 12 patients a day, it will greatly increase the hospital’s diagnostic offering.

Hospital director Michelle Stone said: “We are excited to offer our patients access to some of the latest scanning technology through this £460,000 investment.  Those needing vital colon or cardiac scans will particularly benefit from the system, which allows simpler investigations of these parts of the body.”

See the full report on page 6 of the May 2014 issue of RAD Magazine.