Barnsley

CDC expands medical imaging services in Barnsley Town Centre

Since April 2022, Barnsley’s population has benefitted from more accessible diagnostic testing via the community diagnostic centre (CDC) situated in the Glass Works shopping centre. Developed by Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with Barnsley Facilities Services (BFS), the CDC provides testing and screening services including phlebotomy, non-obstetric ultrasound diagnostics, breast screening, plain film […]

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Barnsley selects its fifth room from Wolverson

Wolverson engineer Rob Pickering and Barnsley imaging service manager Dave Houghton with radiographers Sara Kalogeropoulos, Zoe Firth, Joanne Pointon, John Beckwolden, Mark Robinson and Gerard Nowak. Barnsley Royal Infirmary has taken delivery of its latest Wolverson X-ray general x-ray room, the hospital’s fifth room from the company.    The ease of use and overall functionality […]

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DXA scanning arrives at Barnsley

At a training session at Barnsley Hospital are Vertec product specialist Bill Reid, hospital staff nurses Pat Beckett and Liane Fearon, who will operate the Discovery A DXA system, with Vertec applications specialist Anne Coggins.   Barnsley Hospital in South Yorkshire has installed an Hologic Discovery A DXA scanner from Vertec Scientific.   DXA scanning […]

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Barnsley learns how to live more healthily

Barnsley Council Welfare Rights Service’s Julie Watson and Amy Booth with Hartlepoole United manager Mick Wadsworth and cancer information manager Katie Hopkins.   Healthwise is Barnsley’s own Cancer Information Mobile Unit and, in January, it celebrated a year of being out and about in Barnsley.   Over the last year, more than 4,000 people have […]

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Unique encryption for Barnsley

RIS/PACS managers Katie Brooke and Maxine Harrison are pictured at the installation of a RadVantage Primera SE Medical Disc Publisher with Unique Patient Encryption at Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust.  It was installed by A Somerville Limited, who have exclusive rights for the system.   The RadVantage Primera SE creates a unique patient encrypted password for […]

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Barnsley swops four slices for 64

With the new scanner are (from left) consultant radiologist Dr Ram Vijay, superintendent radiographer CT/MRI Anita Speight, deputy superintendent radiographer CT Edna White,  Toshiba NE account manager David Bibbs, senior radiographers Joanne Driver and John Beckwolden and radiology services manager Dave Houghton.   Barnsley Hospital has replaced its ageing 4-slice CT system with a Toshiba […]

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