Musgrove Park Hospital

A major step forward for diagnostic imaging in Somerset has been reached with the reopening of the nuclear medicine department at Musgrove Park Hospital, following a significant refurbishment and the installation of a new state-of-the-art SPECT/CT scanner. Delivered by Ergéa UK in partnership with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, the redevelopment includes a purpose-built facility with […]

A community diagnostic centre in Somerset is said to be the first independent facility in the UK to offer conventional apprenticeship training to student radiographers, in a partnership between Rutherford Diagnostics, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Exeter. In order to address the growing skills shortage facing the sector, the new model means […]

Medical equipment service provider Althea and its majority shareholder have announced the commitment of over £100,000 in charitable donations to support the COVID-19 relief efforts of four NHS charities. The donations will provide aid to NHS staff working on the front line, enabling access to food, essential supplies and equipment, and ensuring they can safely […]

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 […]

Senior radiotherapy radiographers Elinor Barker and Marcus Oakes, Canon applications specialist Graham Martin, Canon account manager Megan Newberry, radiotherapy advanced practitioner Victoria Rata, radiotherapy radiographer Megan Reeve and operations manager Stuart McGrail. Beacon Centre at Musgrove Park Hospital, part of the Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, has replaced a single CT simulator with a […]

Superintendent radiographer Catherine Monaghan, account manager south-west and south Wales Claire Whetton and interventional product specialist mobile surgery Simon Bunce, senior radiographer Rosie James and Althea technologist Kate Elsby. Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, has replaced a Philips BV Endura image intensifier with a Pulsera C-arm system.  Procured for the hospital via its Althea managed service […]

EPAC specialist nurses Angela Nicholson and Debra Hamilton-Rose. Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, Somerset, has purchased a Toshiba Xario 200 ultrasound scanner for use in the hospital’s early pregnancy assessment clinic. EPAC specialist nurse Debra Hamilton-Rose said: “The process of moving over to our Toshiba Xario 200 was very smooth.  It is a smaller and more compact […]

Sonographers Diana Downs and James Harris with Toshiba Medical Systems ultrasound applications specialist Catherine Leckie and sonographer Fiona Maddocks. Musgrove Park Hospital’s antenatal ultrasound department has acquired a Toshiba Aplio 500 ultrasound system which is assisting in screening for abnormalities.  It was chosen for its high image quality, ergonomics and manoeuvrability, as sonographer Diana Downs […]