basketball

Canon Medical Systems UK has begun a new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative with its sponsorship of a community focused organisation promoting sports, health and wellbeing. Sheffield Hatters, a semi-professional female basketball team, is run by volunteers and ranks third in the women’s British Basketball League. It has been provided with financial support to go […]

In July, Canon Medical Systems UK and professional basketball teams Sheffield Sharks and City of Birmingham Rockets held the final of an inter-school basketball tournament, which was designed to inspire hard-to-reach young people in communities surrounding Birmingham. The tournaments were played in a fast-paced format to imitate the basketball 3×3 game at the Birmingham 2022 […]

The Sheffield Sharks basketball club RESPECT community outreach programme, supported by Canon Medical Systems UK, has reached a positive conclusion to its 2018/19 school initiative. The scheme has positively impacted more than 600 year five and six primary school children led by British basketball league professionals. A finale of 160 primary school children from 13 […]

A South Yorkshire community outreach initiative run by professional basketball club Sheffield Sharks is celebrating its 10th anniversary of delivering proactive sports, social and citizenship workshops to primary school children. The RESPECT scheme is supported by Canon Medical Systems UK as part of its corporate social responsibility ‘made for life’ commitment. It currently sees more […]

Canon Medical Systems UK managing director Mark Hitchman (centre) with members of the Canon Medical management team and Sheffield Sharks management and players. Canon Medical Systems UK has launched a project to improve opportunities for young people, in association with professional basketball team Sheffield Sharks. Working with Sheffield City Council, Sheffield Sharks provides an outreach […]

Esaote ultrasound product and marketing manager Jo Mundy, Diagnostics Healthcare’s director of clinical services Julie Burnage and Manchester Giants player Anastasios Traianos. In the wake of two recent deaths within its basketball family, British Basketball League team the Manchester Giants underwent cardiac screening.  Players visited the Diagnostic Healthcare clinic in Altrincham and took various cardiac […]

Patient Susan Middleton with Fabulous Flournoy of Newcastle Eagles and MP Alan Campbell open North Tyneside General Hospital’s MRI scanner. A £1m MRI scanner has been unveiled at North Tyneside General Hospital by basketball player Fabulous Flournoy and MP for Tynemouth Alan Campbell. The MRI diagnostic service, provided and operated by InHealth, will be available […]