Royal Derby Hospital

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 […]

The team behind the installation of Royal Derby Hospital’s hybrid theatre, which contains advanced theatre equipment, has been presented with a regional award. The specialised hybrid theatre opened in September last year following 10 months of construction and engineering works. Due to its advanced equipment and design, clinicians can carry out more advanced vascular, surgical […]

The radiotherapy team at Royal Derby Hospital has won a national award for improving outcomes for more than a thousand cancer patients, through the use of surface-guided radiotherapy (SGRT). The tattoo-free radiotherapy treatment won the Most Effective Contribution to Improving Cancer Outcomes award at the national Health Service Journal Partnership Awards on March 23, with […]

Medical equipment service provider Althea and its majority shareholder have announced the commitment of over £100,000 in charitable donations to support the COVID-19 relief efforts of four NHS charities. The donations will provide aid to NHS staff working on the front line, enabling access to food, essential supplies and equipment, and ensuring they can safely […]

Royal Derby Hospital has installed a Big Bore RT CT system from Philips UKI in its radiotherapy department. It replaced an existing system and comes with a range of software packages including 4D respiratory imaging and the TumorLOC facility. The project also included Philips’ ambient lighting system. The Big Bore RT CT delivers high quality […]

Two 3D mammography systems that offer women a more comfortable breast examination experience have been installed at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. The GE Senographe Pristina mammography systems were installed by Althea as part of the trust’s managed equipment service contract that began in 2014. The upgraded facilities include tomosynthesis, […]

Vertec Scientific has delivered a Hologic InSight FD Flex mini C-arm system to the Pulvertaft Hand Centre at Royal Derby Hospital.  Derby has had a long association with the use of intra-operative x-ray C-arms, being the first in the NHS to use the techno-logy in the mid 90s.  Since that time it has acquired ten […]

Philips Allura Xper FD20 with Clarity. Royal Derby Hospital’s fluoroscopy department has had a modern interventional suite installed as part of a 10-year Althea managed service contract, which started in April 2015.  An 11-year-old Philips FD20 has been upgraded to a state-of-the-art Philips Allura Xper FD20 with Clarity, giving the main x-ray area an interventional […]