Newport

St Joseph’s Hospital, Newport, hosted its first CT Study Day in June, welcoming specialist radiographers from across Wales and beyond. The event marked the hospital’s third annual study day for radiographers, following two MRI-focused CPD events, and was held in recognition of the installation of a CT suite featuring a Canon Aquilion One/Insight Edition scanner […]

To increase the capacity of cardiac scanning and improve patient experience, St Joseph’s Hospital in Newport, Wales, has installed the Aquilion One / Insight Edition with the new Instinx AI-assisted workflow tool, making it the first hospital in Wales and the first private hospital in the UK to benefit from Canon Medical Systems’ most advanced […]

St Joseph’s Hospital in Newport, south Wales, held its second MRI Study Day for radiographers in June. Around 50 delegates from the NHS and private sectors were presented with a range of talks from experts on a variety of MRI subjects. Starting the day was a talk from radiologist Dr Mark Robinson from Aneurin Bevan […]

St Joseph’s Hospital in Newport held its inaugural MRI study day for radiographers in June, offering delegates the chance to explore a variety of topics in MRI. With sponsorship from Bayer, Probo Medical and MRI Safety Matters the event was free to attend. Leading the presentations was St Joseph’s executive CMR radiographer Benny Lawton with […]

St Joseph’s Hospital in Newport, Wales, is set to benefit from a £4.2 million investment during its 75th anniversary year. As the third part of a phased process, the investment will fund a state-of-the-art GE Healthcare x-ray machine for the advanced diagnostic centre as well as extensive upgrading and refurbishment work. Previous investment led to […]

St Joseph’s Hospital in Newport, Wales, has hosted the inaugural cardiac MRI course for radiographers interested in learning more about cardiovascular MRI. Twenty-four delegates from across the UK attended the two-day course, partially sponsored by Bayer. Faculty members, led by co-directors consultant CMR cardiologist Dr Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci and executive cardiac MRI radiographer Benny Lawton, provided […]

St Joseph’s Hospital, an independent hospital in Newport, Wales, has introduced a transformational approach to diagnostics, with investment in the refurbishment of facilities and improved patient pathways. The installation of a Magnetom Sola 1.5T MRI system from Siemens Healthineers supports the hospital as it works towards improving patient outcomes. With the addition of the Magnetom […]

One of the first patients in the UK to receive high energy proton beam therapy (PBT) has praised UK oncologists for embracing proton beam therapy and the transformative effects it has had on his treatment. Ryan Scott from Cardigan in Wales underwent treatment for a brain tumour at the Rutherford Cancer Centre South Wales in […]