Hospital trusts across the north-west region will soon be able to share patients’ radiology images through a new cloud portal. The Greater Manchester Diagnostics Network has appointed UK-based cloud consultancy Shaping Cloud to support the modernisation of its regional PACS portal. Users accessing the new portal will use the Greater Manchester Identity platform (GMID), which […]
Read MoreGPs across Greater Manchester are gaining access to order more imaging tests for patients directly. Known as GP Direct Access, the initiative allows GPs to order CT scans of the chest, stomach and hip areas and MRI scans of the brain, in addition to the x-rays and ultrasounds they can already order. This will help […]
Read MoreSalford Royal Hospital, as part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA), has become the latest site to roll out Sectra PACS-based reporting on diagnostic imaging. Reporters and radiologists at the hospital are now able to use a single platform to both view and report on imaging studies, rather than having to navigate […]
Read MoreRadiologists and radiographers at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust have started using Sectra PACS to report on diagnostic imaging. Deployed as part of an enterprise imaging agreement signed with Sectra in 2020, the PACS is already used by clinicians in NHS hospitals that are part of the Greater Manchester Imaging Network to view, analyse […]
Read MoreTameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has secured £2.4 million from NHS England for an additional MRI system. This installation is part of the wider work of the Greater Manchester Imaging Network, of which the trust is a member. The system from Canon Medical will provide a robust long-term solution for the trust, […]
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