Scotland

Following a review of scanning capacity and provision as part of the North of Scotland Programme, Compleo Health has partnered with NHS Orkney to deliver a relocatable MRI scanner. The review highlighted the need for a permanent scanner at The Balfour Hospital, which provides services to some of the most remote areas in Scotland. NHS […]

Scotland’s first total body PET scanner is now operational at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. It is co-managed by the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, delivered by the National PET Imaging Platform (NPIP) and run by UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Medical Research Council, Innovate UK and Medicines Discovery Catapult. NPIP is funded by a […]

Clinic M in Inverness has installed a state-of-the-art Magnifico Open MRI scanner from Esaote. This milestone makes it the first independent clinic in Scotland to offer an open MRI service, significantly improving access to advanced diagnostic imaging for patients across the Highlands and Islands. The scanner was offcially unveiled at a launch event attended by […]

Forth Valley Royal Hospital, located in Larbert, has received its third Zenition 30 mobile C-arm system from Philips, making it the first facility in Scotland to adopt this advanced technology. Feedback from the hospital reveals that staff are pleased to be moving forward with flat panel detector C-arms. They expressed their appreciation for having their […]

Synapse Medical UK, part of Uniphar Medtech, announces a landmark partnership with Agfa Radiology Solutions. Synapse Medical UK will provide a full end-to-end sales and technical service offering for Agfa Radiology Solutions comprehensive medical imaging product portfolio across Scotland. This strategic alliance comes at a crucial moment when healthcare providers are urgently seeking to enhance […]

Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert, has installed the Alphenix Sky+, making it the first hospital in Scotland to benefit from Canon Medical’s most advanced ceiling-mounted imaging system. This will bring complex interventional procedures in-house and increase patient throughput. The Alphenix Sky+ is said to offer superior imaging quality and the 220° rotation needed to carry […]

First of four NHS sites roll out head CT AI to highlight critical head injury scans. A pioneering new multi-NHS site initiative has gone live, aiming to improve radiology report turnaround times for non-contrast CT head scans by creating prioritised reporting worklists of critical findings. This will allow emergency department (ED) clinicians at the Queen […]

Healthcare professionals in Scotland are to benefit from an agreement that will see a cloud-based enterprise imaging service delivered across 15 NHS boards by Sectra. The agreement with NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) will provide tools to support healthcare teams as they review and report on around five million radiology examinations a year. Sectra One […]