Freeman Hospital

Freeman Hospital, part of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has received a Carestream DRX Compass x-ray system installed by Medray UK. The installation brings full digital radiography and AI integration to the current x-ray service in the musculoskeletal outpatient department. Radiology service manager Graeme Hughes commented: “With the addition of Smart Room […]

Alliance Medical services the phase one and part of phase two NHS England national PETCT contract and is continuing to add capacity to its UK-wide network of scanning sites. In September last year it opened a PETCT centre in Newcastle at the Freeman Hospital, which was followed in November by a modular centre at Norfolk […]

Senior radiographer Steve Harris, consultant clinical scientist Dr Hazel McCallum, senior radiographers Tim Dowling and Abbie Clough, superintendent radiographer Jill Mckenna and senior radiographer Ruth Nisbet. The Northern Centre for Cancer Care has celebrated its 10,000th MRI patient scan.  It claims to have been the first centre in the UK to routinely use MRI to […]

Clinical scientist Karen Hawthorn, radiotherapy engineer Neil Satterley, clinical scientists Phil Ayre and Grace Keane, therapeutic radiographer Kate Forbes with Mike Holroyd of OIS. Following the installation of a Delta4 Phantom+ by Oncology Imaging Systems, the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne has chosen to purchase a second system.  Completely wireless with integrated wi-fi and […]

Delegates and speakers for the ultrasound study day at Royal Victoria Infirmary Clinical Learning Centre. The inaugural North East Ultrasound Study Day at Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) Clinical Learning Centre attracted 60 attendees from across the north-east of the country.  With sponsorship from Toshiba Medical and speakers offering their services unpaid, it was possible to […]

Seated in front are lead radiographer Johnson Mukanganiki, diagnostic radiographer Chelsea Abbott, assistant practitioner Vee McGahan, diagnostic radiographer Demelza Andrews and lead radiographer Vicky McDonald.  Standing behind are radiology service manager Graeme Hughes, Carestream product specialist Martin Stewart and account manager Jonathan Atkinson. Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NUTH), has installed two Carestream […]

Carestream staff pictured with members of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust team: Carestream sales specialist Andrew Robson, applications specialist Neil Lewis, trust radiology services manager Graeme Hughes, Carestream key account manager Jonathan Atkinson, trust divisional manager Gordon Kirkup, Carestream Health UK managing director Charles McCaffrey, trust consultant radiologist and clinical director Dr […]

At Freeman Hospital are cross site MRI superintendent Sarah Branfoot, Wolverson X-Ray regional sales manager Gurpal Matharu, senior MRI radiographer Scott Currel and radiology manager Graeme Hughes. Following evaluation earlier this year, Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne has taken delivery of an MRI patient trolley.  The Wolverson Super Deluxe model is said to be […]