St Richard’s Hospital

St Richard’s reinstates five-day service with arrival of Technegas generator

St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, has received a Technegas generator supplied by IEL, which produces an ultra-fine dispersion of Technetium-labelled carbon in a controlled environment. Superintendent radiographer Lisa O’Brien said: “Following the untimely demise of our nuclear medicine VQ ventilation system we were delighted with the arrival of our Technegas equipment. Since its installation we have […]

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Urology surgeon heads fundraising drive

Pictured left are WSHT consultant urologist Mr Barnaby Chappell, WSHT chief of surgery and consultant urologist Mr Paul Carter with representatives from PCaSO, Friends of Chichester Hospitals, Adur East Lions Club, Bognor League of Friends, Bognor Regis Lions Club, Lodge of Union 38 and Pagham Mulberries. The urology department at St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, has […]

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Ultrasound system with ergonomic probe is a pleasure to use

Student sonographer Natasha Litherland, midwife sonographer Jackie Dummer, acting superintendent sonographer Rebecca Coombes and sonographers Amanda Sutton, Kathryn Hicks and Geeta Singh. St Richard’s Hospital, part of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has acquired a Toshiba Aplio 500 ultrasound system for obstetric scanning. Acting superintendent sonographer Rebecca Coombes says, “We chose the Toshiba Aplio […]

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Compact scanner suits St Richards

The Early Pregnancy Unit at St Richards Hospital, Chichester, has upgraded its ultrasound system to an Aloka ProSound Alpha 6, supplied by Olympus KeyMed.     Nurse specialist sonographer Sue Staniforth, pictured with the Alpha 6, said: “One of the really nice features of the system is its compact size, which would no doubt make […]

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Dual-headed injectors are popular

From left are senior radiographers Tasmin Arnold, Hannah Lind and Donna Haden with assistant practitioner Julie Redford.   St Richards Hospital in Chichester, part of the Royal South West Sussex NHS Trust, has taken delivery of two OptiVantage DH injectors from Covidien.  The DH features the industry’s only fully-programmable powerhead, allowing operators to stay with […]

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