The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Liverpool has partnered with Canadian software company Limbus AI to trial and co-develop a commercial AI-based autocontouring tool for brachytherapy cervical cancer treatment. Brachytherapy involves placing an intense radiation source inside or in close contact with tumour cells. This makes it well suited to treating tumours in particular parts of the body such […]

People in Liverpool will now benefit from faster access to tests and scans for a range of health conditions, with the opening of an NHS community diagnostic centre on the Paddington Village development in Edge Hill. The new CDC offers tests to people referred by health professionals to check for conditions including musculoskeletal problems, gastrointestinal […]

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Birkenhead, has received a DRX-Evolution Plus digital x-ray system from Medray, the distributor for Carestream products in the UK and Ireland. The newest features of the system include a table with higher weight capacity of up to 320kg, enhanced paediatric capabilities, extended tube column range for sites with high ceilings and a […]

An innovative fund-raising idea from The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity is helping to transform cancer care across Merseyside and Cheshire. As the charity looks forward to opening a new cancer hospital in the heart of Liverpool, it is building a replica made from 500,000 LEGO bricks. The money raised will support the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre which […]

Deputy radiology services manager Margaret Baird, Canon Medical Systems ultrasound applications specialist Paula Connor, sonographer Janette Ogalino-Gittins (seated), ultrasound manager Gail Green, trainee sonographer Adam Cameron, former Canon Medical Systems sales specialist Lynn Parkington, sonographer Anne Moreton and ultrasound clinical support worker Deborah Smith. Arrowe Park Hospital, part of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation […]

The new CT scanner at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Wirral. The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has invested £1.4 million in two CT scanners to improve services and bring treatment closer to patients.  A new facility has opened at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Aintree, providing CT radiotherapy planning scans and diagnostic CT scans at this site for the […]

Michelle Cain, Dawn Ledsom, Phil Reynolds and Conor Fitzpatrick will oversee the complete patient journey. The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has appointed four consultant radiographers as part of an ongoing commitment to improving patient experience. Dawn Ledsom, Michelle Cain, Phil Reynolds and Conor Fitzpatrick have all started their new roles at the hospital in Wirral.  After […]

Paediatric specialist radiographer Sarah Stead, patient Reece Holt and Legoland master model builder Alex Bidolak. In October, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust received a specially built Lego radiography machine from Legoland Discovery Centre Manchester, designed to help staff explain to children how radiotherapy works. Ten-year-old Reece Holt from Morecambe was treated with radiotherapy for a […]