On August 16, the breast screening team at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust celebrated 35 years of the Breast Screening Programme. Attended by a variety of staff old and new, it was a celebration of the lives that have been saved and the progress that has been made since the programme began […]
Read MoreThe breast screening and assessment centre at Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) wanted to provide the best possible care for local patients and has purchased a Hologic Selenia Dimensions 3D mammography system for its new static screening site at the Campus for Ageing and Vitality. The centre treats more than 550 breast cancer patients a year […]
Read MoreSiemens Healthineers regional sales manager Rob Newcombe, plain film and theatre superintendent Mark Paterson, radiographers Tom Brotherton and Gemma Campbell with core theatre radiographer Katie Watcham. Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, has updated its surgical equipment at the Royal Victoria Infirmary with four Cios […]
Read MoreDelegates and speakers for the ultrasound study day at Royal Victoria Infirmary Clinical Learning Centre. The inaugural North East Ultrasound Study Day at Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) Clinical Learning Centre attracted 60 attendees from across the north-east of the country. With sponsorship from Toshiba Medical and speakers offering their services unpaid, it was possible to […]
Read MoreConsultant radiographer Diane Lennox, Toshiba Medical Systems clinical specialist ultrasound Tracey Bellas, consultant radiographer Merilyn Cockburn and consultant radiologist Dr Nidhi Sibal. The Breast Screening and Assessment Centre at Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle has received one of the first installations of the Aplio i-series ultrasound system from Toshiba Medical Systems. The equipment comes with […]
Read MoreConsultant neuroradiographer Nicola Hind, senior sister Amanda Moore, staff nurse Joanne Bird, senior neuroradiographers Katie Colford and Aimee Gunn. The Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) in Newcastle upon Tyne has upgraded its Philips Allura interventional x-ray system to an Allura Clarity IQ. The upgrade comes with the company’s latest dose reduction technology and enabled the hospital […]
Read MoreRoyal Victoria Infirmary consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon Mr Adam Critchley, consultant radiologist Dr George Petrides, consultant radiologist and breast screening programme director Dr Nidhi Sibal, advanced practitioner radiographers Merilyn Cockburn and Jenni Scott and clinical scientist and nuclear medicine physicist Dr Richard Peace. Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle upon Tyne has been running a series […]
Read MoreCarestream staff pictured with members of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust team: Carestream sales specialist Andrew Robson, applications specialist Neil Lewis, trust radiology services manager Graeme Hughes, Carestream key account manager Jonathan Atkinson, trust divisional manager Gordon Kirkup, Carestream Health UK managing director Charles McCaffrey, trust consultant radiologist and clinical director Dr […]
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