MES

With the largest market share across the globe in digital pathology software¹, FUJIFILM Healthcare are experts in understanding our customers’ requirements and supporting the various stakeholders involved in ensuring an efficient digital histopathology delivery, with the aim of benefitting patient care. FUJIFILM Healthcare UK and One Dorset Pathology (ODP) are delighted to announce the signing […]

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has renewed its seven-year managed equipment service (MES) contract with Canon Medical Systems UK for a third term to 2031, in order to provide patient support and clinical continuity for diagnostic ultrasound systems. The ultrasound leadership team in radiology was instrumental in leading the health board-wide tender process that involved extensive […]

UK managed equipment services (MES) companies Althea UK and Medipass Healthcare have merged operations and rebranded as Ergéa. As part of the Ergéa Group, Ergéa UK managed equipment services cover radiology, radiotherapy, endoscopy, cardiology and surgical theatres. Ergéa also provides vendor independent maintenance services for endoscopy, radiology and biomedical equipment. Althea UK ceo David Rolfe […]

Althea’s specialist biomed engineers have been working at NHS Nightingale Hospital London to build, test and commission thousands of pieces of medical equipment ready for the first patients to be treated. All of the engineers volunteered for the role after Althea was awarded the contract for dedicated biomed managed equipment support. “The response from our […]

Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton has introduced a consumable management service by Althea as an integral part of its radiology managed service. Althea has  enabled the trust to track all radiology products from the moment they are sourced until they are assigned to a patient. This service is said to enable the delivery of better […]

Managed service and maintenance provider Althea has completed a £4 million refurbishment and replacement project at Whittington Health NHS Trust’s imaging department. New diagnostic imaging equipment, which was updated and installed over a two-year period, includes 14 ultrasound systems, a CT scanner, a fluoroscopy system, five digital x-ray rooms, two mobile x-ray machines, a digital […]

Peterborough City Hospital has received new radiology equipment installed by Althea as part of the hospital’s ongoing managed equipment service (MES) contract. The first replacement was an interventional suite in December 2018, which included the installation of a Philips UKI AlluraClarity FD20. This involved the clinical team revising the layout of the x-ray room to […]

The team from Leicester General Hospital with Lloyd Stewart and Robert Mason from Althea and account manager for MIS Healthcare Tony Rogers (far right) with a new Samsung GC85. Leicester General Hospital has worked with Althea and Samsung Healthcare through University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust’s vendor-independent managed service to replace all of its plain […]