Rochdale Infirmary

CT teams across all three Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust hospital sites have now made the switch from a syringe-based injector system to a Bracco CT Exprès multi-dosing injector system, which will optimise how the CT departments can use contrast. Working in a busy inpatient and outpatient service that covers a wide catchment area, […]

Northern Care Alliance NHS Group (NCA) has opened its new Radiography Academy, a centre of excellence for research, learning and mentoring in the field of radiology. Based at Rochdale Infirmary, the academy was unveiled by NCA chief executive Raj Jain and Bury and Rochdale Care Organisation chief officer Steve Taylor at the beginning of November. […]

The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, part of Northern Care Alliance NHS Group, has bolstered a 20-year imaging equipment relationship with Canon Medical Systems UK with the introduction of three CT systems. The Royal Oldham Hospital has taken delivery of an Aquilion One Genesis Edition CT to future-proof demand on its 24/7 trauma imaging service, […]

Sonographer Zoe Wystawnoha, lead sonographer Ann Gratton, Toshiba Medical Systems ultrasound applications specialist Paula Connor and sonographers Fiona Stevenson and Sheeba Riaz. Rochdale Infirmary, part of Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, has installed two Toshiba Aplio 400 ultrasound systems in its antenatal clinic. Lead sonographer Ann Gratton said: “The scanners are extremely user friendly and […]

One of the ways Dr Fayez Morcos uses the SonoSite M-Turbo is to aid the accurate injection of botulinum toxin. Neurological rehabilitation services at The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust are benefitting from accurate ultrasound needle guidance using SonoSite’s M-Turbo hand-carried ultrasound system. Consultant in rehabilitation medicine Dr Fayez Morcos, said: “We provide in-patient neurological […]

Leighan Beesley and Jason Howard of Pennine Acute Trust with Andrew Jennings of Rothband.   North Manchester General Hospital and Fairfield Hospital Bury have taken delivery of two new Etiam Mars Dicom CD/DVD burning systems from Rothband, to add to the unit already installed at Rochdale Infirmary.   The new systems enable the trust to […]