Bradford Royal Infirmary

Installation of an Arietta 850 DeepInsight diagnostic ultrasound system at Bradford Royal Infirmary has enhanced capabilities in both the transperineal (TP) prostate biopsy room and theatre practice, according to Fujifilm Healthcare, which manufactures the system. The trust chose the system to support multiple and specialised uses. Initially purchased for TP biopsies, the Arietta 850 DeepInsight […]

A £3.7 million building project to improve the obstetric theatres and labour ward facilities at Bradford Teaching Hospitals has begun. Work will take place at the women’s and newborn unit based at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI), one of the busiest in England. The trust’s operating theatres will be housed in a two-storey extension. Work will […]

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has acquired three Philips Epiq Elite ultrasound systems, two for use at Bradford Royal Infirmary and the third for St Luke’s Hospital. The machines at Bradford Royal Infirmary will be used for inpatients, including interventional procedures, whereas the machine at St Luke’s will be used mainly for OP MSK […]

A Bradford consultant has been helping to introduce percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) to Benin in West Africa, to reduce the need for open surgery in kidney stone patients. Consultant radiologist Dr Harry Bardgett from Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) learned of the plight of these patients in economically developing nations of Africa during a meeting with Eastbourne-based […]

Five-year-old patient Blake Wignall driving the miniature Tesla car. Children at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) are now able to drive themselves to the operating theatre or imaging department following a donation of an electric ride-on car by the Tesla Owners Group (TOG UK).  Tesla only makes electric cars and as part of its rewards programme […]

Back row from left, sonographer Karen Lomas, Toshiba Medical Systems ultrasound sales specialist Jo Bertelsen, sonographer Shama Bi Ali, superintendent sonographer Wendy Hall, sonographers Penny Halmshaw, Naomi Titley and Gemma Powley, Toshiba clinical applications specialist Louise Higgins and midwife Carol Cahill.  In front are lead sonographer Jacqui Lee, sonographer James Chan and midwife Penny Fleming. […]

Project manager Ian White, director of informatics Cindy Fedell and IT infrastructure manager Ian Stewart. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has completed one of the UK’s largest image migration projects as a result of a partnership with healthcare data management companies BridgeHead Software, Dell and Agfa HealthCare.  A total of 1.7 million radiology studies, […]

Bradford Royal Infirmary’s busy A&E department has improved the quality and speed of its x-ray examinations following a second digital installation from Konica Minolta. The installation follows the successful introduction of the X70 into a busy general room in the main x-ray department. Principal superintendent radiographer Joanna Oxley said: “The speed and quality of the […]