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Philips is proud to announce the 50th installation of its revolutionary BlueSeal 1.5T magnet, which took place at the new community diagnostic centre (CDC) at St Georges Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch, which is operated by Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT).  The hub opened its doors in November, with an […]

Royal Derby Hospital first welcomed patients to its state-of-the-art hybrid theatre in late 2022. Philips provided an Azurion FlexArm system for the project, which supports the hospital in treating patients using complex vascular procedures. Interventional radiology and fluoroscopy superintendent radiographer Sarah Barker said: “This hybrid suite has been a real asset to us; it has allowed us to […]

Staff and patients are benefiting from cutting-edge technology at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust where an average of 10,000 interventional procedures are performed within the general interventional suites. The Heartlands Treatment Centre opened in January 2023 and features several Philips systems, including two Azurion image-guided therapy systems with FlexArm. Following the service improvements seen at Heartlands […]

Philips is dedicated to helping healthcare professionals meet today’s challenges while also building a future that adds advanced quantification to growing applications, delivers new solutions for repetitive scans of the chronically ill and can provide cost-effective, non-invasive alternatives to other imaging modalities. At BMUS, delegates can discover Philips’ latest innovations in ultrasound and find out about […]

Optimisation of technology could help overcome NHS digital transformation hurdles as financial challenges slow investment, according to Royal Philips. The company has released the results of its Future Health Index UK&I report, which highlights that technology is on track to change the way care is delivered. The study of 200 UK healthcare leaders found that […]

At the European Society of Cardiology 2024 Congress in London, Royal Philips shared the next dimension in echocardiography, leveraging first-to-market AI-based capabilities that help accelerate and automate diagnosis of echocardiography measurements. The platform features AI tools designed to support the diagnosis of structural heart disease (SHD), including a new automated 3D tricuspid valve quantification tool […]

At UKIO in Liverpool, Royal Philips showcased the first mobile virtually helium-free MRI system, marking a significant step in improving patient access to diagnostic technology while reducing its impact on the environment. Housed in a mobile truck provided by Lamboo Medical, the system comprises a Philips MR 5300 scanner equipped with a Philips BlueSeal magnet, […]

Glangwili General Hospital, Camarthen, is a major trauma centre in west Wales and part of Hywel Dda University Health Board. The hospital is an emergency unit and critical care unit alongside the clinical decisions unit, with approximately 320 beds. Services include surgical, medical, maternity, paediatric, gynaecology, clinical oncology and mental illness. Recently, the hospital has […]