Royal Berkshire Hospital

Berkshire secures Samsung Vision

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust has recently made significant enhancements to its orthopaedic x-ray facilities, introducing two state-of-the-art Samsung GC85 Vision systems from MIS Healthcare. These additions mark a significant upgrade in the trust’s radiological infrastructure, bringing cutting-edge technology to its imaging department. The introduction of the Samsung systems has transformed orthopaedic imaging at […]

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West Berkshire breast screening service chooses platform with good penetration

Canon Medical Systems ultrasound applications specialist Lisa Wright and ultrasound sales account manager Iain Dunn, West Berkshire Breast Screening Service clinical director Dr Elizabeth Cave, consultant radiographer Amanda Melhuish, breast screening specialist nurse Carolyn Denham, and consultant radiologist Dr Marjon Bell. West Berkshire Breast Screening Service has acquired an Aplio i700 series ultrasound system with […]

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Staff raise money for vital ultrasound equipment

Chairman of Royal Berks Charity Ian Thompson, Reading and District Hospitals Charity manager Lynn Taylor, consultant breast radiologist Dr Andrea Brown, non-ionising radiation specialist Michael Lynn, sonographer Emily McLeish, Hitachi Medical Systems application specialist Marie Lyons, regional sales manager Matt Shepherd, consultant radiologist Dr Shezad Hussain, Rotary Club of Reading Maiden Erlegh member Geoff Scott-Baker […]

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DR room offers new ways of working

Philips UKI business development manager London Tim Regan, clinical lead radiographer emergency department Tom Guainiere, student radiographer Lewis Nabulsi with radiographers Madhavan Thuthipet, Alana Loughnane, Jen Bonner, Sidra Shariff and Marco Bettuzzi. The Royal Berkshire Hospital has acquired a Philips DigitalDiagnost Flex wireless digital x-ray system to replace an existing x-ray system in its busy emergency […]

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Royal Berkshire makes the most of limited space with DR retrofit

Reporting radiographer Nicky Torr, lead radiographer Mathew Graham, Konica Minolta’s David Halfpenny and senior radiographer Harriet Howley. A digital installation has improved the versatility of x-rays at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.  An Aero DR was retrofitted to an x-ray room that had been underused, with the aim that it becomes a paediatric room in […]

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Charity runners raise funds for scanner

Patient Salli Ward with Philips Healthcare ultrasound customer support engineer El Fernandes, intensive care consultants Dr Ian Rechner and Dr Andrew Walden, SR nurse Melanie Gager and Philips Healthcare ultrasound sales specialist Vanessa Light. Staff at Royal Berkshire Hospital’s intensive care unit went the extra mile to help raise funds to purchase a Philips Sparq […]

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M-Turbo helps consultants at outreach clinics

Dr Antoni Chan uses a SonoSite M-Turbo at several locations. The Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) in Reading uses SonoSite’s M-Turbo hand-carried ultrasound system to provide services to patients attending its satellite rheumatology clinics. Consultant rheumatologist Dr Antoni Chan said: “We aim to detect suspected rheumatoid or other forms of inflammatory arthritis as early as possible, […]

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