Charing Cross Hospital

Joe Maslen has been named Apprentice of the Year at the Skills for Health Our Health Heroes Awards for his work as a radiotherapy apprentice assistant practitioner at Charing Cross Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Maslen first joined the trust in 2020 as a radiotherapy apprentice assistant practitioner and was the first […]

Radiotherapy apprentice Joe Maslen has been named as a finalist for the national Our Health Heroes awards, delivered by Skills for Health. Maslen joined the radiotherapy department at Charing Cross Hospital, London, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, as a radiotherapy apprentice assistant practitioner in 2020. He was the first person to be hired […]

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, based across five London hospitals including Hammersmith, Charing Cross and St Mary’s, has implemented the Biograph Vision PETCT scanner from Siemens Healthineers to enhance workflow efficiency. Installed at Charing Cross Hospital, the system will primarily be used for oncology, infection and neurology, including amyloid examinations, with plans to include PETCT […]

Fujifilm account manager Iain Sims, core services superintendent Kathy Gunn, senior radiographers Alvi Ajdini and Sammy Akande and radiographers Marta Escorial Cartanya and Mathieu Wetu-ngani. Charing Cross Hospital’s radiology department needed a new digital mobile unit as radiographers were finding an existing fleet of old mobiles unreliable. St Mary’s Hospital, also part of the Imperial […]

Professor David Cosgrove (centre) joins a demonstration of Carestream’s Touch ultrasound system. Carestream has launched its Touch ultrasound systems at events in Manchester and London.  Both evenings were well supported by key imaging professionals and the first products in a new ultrasound family received positive reviews. Senior research investigator at Imperial College School of Medicine, previously professor of clinical […]

With product specialist Mike Holroyd during a follow-up visit to Charing Cross Hospital are senior radiographer Kristy Deller and radiation physics mould room supervisor Jenefer Lowman. Vertec RT, a new division of Vertec Scientific, is tracking users of Klarity thermoplastic material to make sure they are happy with its performance. Charing Cross Hospital’s Jenefer Lowman […]

With Siemens Healthcare applications specialist Neha Parekh at Charing Cross Hospital are radiographic care assistant Allisun Blandford, consultant radiologist Dr Adrian Lim, deputy superintendent radiographer Francine Mulenga, Siemens regional sales manager Zaheer Ali, consultant radiologist Dr William Svensson, lead clinician for breast services Dr Debbie Cunningham and specialist SpR in radiology Dr Emma Hughes. Charing […]

Pictured with the new Viamo are (left) clinical applications specialist Shane Hanlon and consultant radiologist Dr Adrian Lim.   Toshiba Medical Systems has sold its first portable ultrasound system, the newly-launched Viamo scanner, to London’s Charing Cross Hospital where it will be used for critical care on-ward ultrasound and for interventional procedures.      Consultant radiologist […]