Guernsey

Guernsey’s largest and most up-to-date whole body scanner has been officially opened at the First Contact Health clinic in St Peter Port. His Excellency, the Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey, Lieutenant General Richard Cripwell cut the ribbon on January 5. “Because of waiting lists it can take considerable time for islanders with painful conditions to get scans […]

First Contact Health in Guernsey has chosen Esaote’s dedicated MRI O-scan as a complementary service to its core business. The O-scan has the ability to produce highly diagnostic, detailed images of extremities. As an open scanner, O-scan can help make patients who suffer with claustrophobia feel more comfortable. First Contact Health imaging manager Claudia Cosgrove […]

Envirotect has been involved in the installation of an RF cage on the island of Guernsey. Strict measures were in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Envirotect’s installation team was required to create a Travel Tracker account and download an NHS COVID Pass in advance. Negative lateral flow test results were also required upon […]

Princess Elizabeth Hospital breast unit’s latest addition is the first Mammomat Revelation to be installed in the UK, providing Guernsey with tomobiopsy and tomosynthesis facilities. According to an NHS report, the percentage of women attending breast cancer screening has fallen to its lowest rate in ten years, with many women stating discomfort as a key […]

Senior radiographers Charles Hurford and Maria Melton (seated), Agfa HealthCare imaging pre-sales consultant Thomas Hill, superintendent radiographer Gill Evans, senior radiographer Heather Harding (seated) and radiographers David Rousell and Hannah Spittal. Princess Elizabeth Hospital on the island of Guernsey has implemented the DR 600 multi-detector, high-productivity DR system from Agfa HealthCare.  The solution is a […]

EasyPay Network managing director Ben Wileman, lead sonographer Matt Richards and radiology services manager Alistair Richards. Princess Elizabeth Hospital in Guernsey has boosted efficiency of its sonography department following the installation of an EasyPay Kiosk payment machine.  The hospital installed the payment machine to allow patients to buy copies of their 12 and 20-week obstetric […]

Philips Healthcare modality sales specialist Colin Murray at Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Guernsey, with lead superintendent radiographer Linda Gardner, radiographers Claire Harte, Kimberley Martin and Lisa Davy, superintendent radiographer Gill Evans, hospital porter Andrew Savident, senior radiographer Richard Taylor and radiology service manager Bill Langley. The Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Guernsey, has replaced an analogue x-ray system […]