Basildon University Hospital

Linnaeus-owned Southfields Veterinary Services in Laindon is planning to offer the most advanced cancer care for pets in Europe through a sizeable investment in facilities and technology and through a new team approach. The veterinary referral centre will open a £16 million purpose-built hospital next year. The 40,000 sq ft hospital in Basildon will feature […]

A new interventional radiology hub has been created at Basildon Hospital to offer out-of-hours emergency care for patients across mid and south Essex, avoiding the need for them to be transferred out of the area for treatment. The IR suite is equipped with a state-of-the-art, floor-mounted Siemens Healthineers Artis pheno and has a dedicated six-bed […]

Pictured following the handover of a Hologic Horizon W DXA system supplied by Vertec Scientific to the rheumatology unit at Basildon University Hospital are consultant rheumatologist, osteoporosis Dr Anupama Nandagudi, clinic chaperone Emily Webb, patient pathway officer Tracey Trott, Vertec product specialist Bill Reid, osteoporosis nurse specialist Jessica Meadway, MEMS team leader Paul Malone, associate […]

Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust critical care paramedic Lou Rosson, pilot David Kerr-Sheppard and pre-hospital care doctor Ainsley Heyworth. Ultrasound technology is taking to the skies with the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust, a charity that provides a free helicopter emergency medical service.  It is using a SonoSite iViz device on call-outs. Trust […]

Veterinary surgeon Toby Hartshorn, CT nurse Jenny Gordon and her dog Murphy, veterinary surgeon Olushola Idowu, veterinary nurse Justine Feltham and Toshiba Medical Systems account executive Colin Pellow. Pitsea’s Pets at Home store in Essex has installed an Astelion Advance 16-slice CT scanner from Toshiba Medical Systems.  The equipment in the veterinary clinic was opened […]

Hitachi application specialist Shada Sadr-Azodi is pictured with senior sonographers Sue Sullivan and Ann Pykerman and superintendent sonographer Fiona Benwell. Basildon University Hospital has upgraded its maternity department with a Hitachi Aloka ProSound Alpha 6 ultrasound system for dedicated obstetrics and gynaecology. Part of the ProSound range, the system’s height adjustable operation and large swivel […]

At the Basildon installation is radiology systems manager Phill Johnson with A Somerville Limited’s Jim Anderson. Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has chosen the RadVantage Primera SE supplied by A Somerville Limited to be installed in its x-ray department. Other trusts that recently have had the SE disk publisher installed at various […]

Philips Healthcare account manager Paul Ringwald, senior cardiovascular engineer Steve Woollard, regional project manager Steve Matthews, general manager southern region Ian Graves, hybrid lead practitioner Tom Gudde, vascular surgeon Mr Vijay Gadhvi, superintendent radiographer cardiac and interventions Karen King, department assistant Roger Ogborne, Philips cardiovascular product specialist David Bibbs, deputy service manager imaging Fiona Ryan, […]