Cornwall

The Peninsula Ultrasound team. Established in 2008 and operating from its head office in Truro, Peninsula Ultrasound is formed from a partnership of clinical professionals with many years’ experience in healthcare and the NHS.  The company offers the primary care sector a diagnostic service performed in a cost-effective and community-driven method. In 2014, the scanning […]

Delegates to Varian’s user group seminar at the National Maritime Museum. More than 50 oncology professionals attended a Varian user group seminar in the Cornish naval town of Falmouth.  The two-day meeting for attendees from hospitals across the UK and Ireland took place at the National Maritime Museum and was co-hosted by Varian Medical Systems […]

Standing are Derriford Hospital consultant radiologist Dr Cath Gutteridge, Royal Cornwall Hospital registrar Dr Richard Clarke and consultant radiologist Dr Madeline Strugnell.  Seated in front are Royal Cornwall Hospital consultant radiologist Dr Simon Thorogood, Derriford Hospital sonographer Peter Cantin and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust consultant radiologist Professor Adrian Lim. Delegates at the first Cornish study […]

Royal Cornwall Hospital has taken installation of an Artis zeego from Siemens Healthcare.  From left are Siemens Healthcare regional sales and corporate business manager Vince Golledge with specialist interventional radiology team members radiographer Rachael Church, nurse Becky Tong, consultant Andrew Edwards, team leader Simon Finlay and nurses Rosie Young and Zoe Martin.   Royal Cornwall […]

From left are radiographer Issy Logan, Philips Healthcare customer service engineer Gerd Willetts, Philips project manager Cath Sellwood, Philips customer service engineer Mike Smith, Tracey Cayton-Smith of medical physics, Philips account manager Gary Bailey, superintendent radiographer Julia Carter and acute radiography service lead Vicky Bowen.   A cash boost from the Friends of St Michael’s […]

Siemens regional sales and corporate business manager Vince Golledge chats with medical physics Tracy Cayton-Smith, superintendent radiographer Vicky Vinnell and Royal Cornwall Hospital unit manager Simon Bromage.   Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has revamped its mammography strategy with Siemens Healthcare’s syngo MammoReport workstations linking directly with the Local Service Provider’s PACS system.   The […]

Agfa HealthCare territory manager Ges Shilvock joins Newquay clinical imaging assistant Lin Stephens, Agfa key account manager Rachael Benson, Royal Cornwall superintendent radiographer Geoff Cooke, Newquay senior radiographer Sue Sharp and Agfa financial manager Tajinder Ghere.   Agfa HealthCare has announced that its two-year fund-raising effort for x-ray equipment at Newquay Hospital came to fruition […]

Pictured are Siemens regional sales and corporate business manager Vince Golledge and director of Cornwall Breast Screening Service Dr Donna Christensen with one of the new systems.   Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is refreshing its mammography equipment portfolio with five Mammomat Inspiration full field digital mammography systems from Siemens Healthcare.    One of the […]