Manchester

Salford Royal Hospital joins PACS-based reporting network

Salford 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 […]

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Greater Manchester goes live with digital pathology

NHS laboratories across Greater Manchester have begun to go live with technology that will transform how pathologists across the region collaborate, assisting in the timely diagnosis of cancers and other illnesses. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, which hosts one of seven NHS laboratories in Greater Manchester, has become the first in the region’s pathology network to […]

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The Christie Advanced Radiotherapy Summer School

The Advanced Radiotherapy Summer School will be returning for its seventh year on Tuesday, June 27 – Thursday, June 29, 2023. This is a face-to-face event which will take place at The Christie School of Oncology based at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester. Overview We are delighted to be bringing you a brand […]

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Manchester trust and university join forces with Siemens to spearhead earlier detection of health issues across the region

The capacity to detect cancers and other health conditions that disproportionately affect the Greater Manchester population has been accelerated through a new strategic partnership. A memorandum of understanding between Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Siemens Healthineers and The University of Manchester (UoM), will formalise already close working relationships between the three organisations. In January 2021, […]

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Lung cancer patient receives first MR-linac treatment at The Christie

A grandfather of three has become the UK’s first lung cancer patient to benefit from Elekta MR-linac radiotherapy treatment at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. Barry Staniforth was treated using the equipment that performs real-time MR scans while x-ray beams target the tumour, making it more accurate and reducing side effects. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic […]

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