Leigh Infirmary

After 12 years of intensive use of Barco’s diagnostic displays, the radiology department of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) decided to upgrade its display fleet to take advantage of the most recent technology improvements. WWL again opted for the trusted Barco quality and for a totally new reading experience with […]

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has acquired a new mammography chair from Wolverson X-ray for its breast screening department. The Akrus chair helps seat patients in a stable and ergonomically correct position, making examinations more comfortable and efficient. Consultant radiographer Amruta Talwalkar said: “This is the second Akrus chair we have […]

Clinical radiology manager Stephen Ackers, clinical tutor Nicola Marlow, radiographer Niall Rowlands, senior radiographer Tom Leyland and Agfa HealthCare imaging business development manager Chris Heys. Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has implemented Agfa HealthCare’s DR Retrofit direct radiography solutions at three of its sites. “As part of our radiology modernisation, Agfa’s DR Retrofit […]

Radiographer Dean Eckersley in the DR room at Leigh Infirmary. Agfa HealthCare has implemented its DX-D 600 DR system at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, creating a new DR room at Leigh Infirmary. Trust radiology directorate manager Andrew Beatty said of the DX-D 600: “After looking at several solutions for the DR room […]