South Tyneside District Hospital

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with xWave CDS, bringing evidence‑based clinical decision support directly into the trust’s existing referral workflows. xWave Technologies says the deployment of the system has enabled clinicians to select the most appropriate imaging test at the point of referral, helping to improve referral quality, reduce vetting […]

In 2020 the South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust was awarded funding for a new CT scanner under the first round of Government funding for additional scanners and upgrades. The trust had ordered a CT scanner from Siemens Healthineers and was looking for a high-quality relocatable modular solution that would allow them the flexibility […]

Advanced practitioner Janet Edge, midwife sonographer Susan Byrne, advanced practitioners Louise Hall, Linzi Bryne and Lynn Gibson, lead sonographer Jayne Richardson and Toshiba Medical ultrasound specialist Tracey Bellas. South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust is one of the first in the country to install the latest Aplio i-series ultrasound systems from Toshiba Medical.  The trust purchased […]

Pictured proudly displaying their medals are Sarah Henderson, Sophie Wood, Alison Cowley, Miles Weston, Becky Shields and Linzi Byrne. In September six members of the imaging department at South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust took part in the Great North Run challenge.  The annual half marathon takes place in the trust’s own backyard.  Several charities were supported including […]

Toshiba Medical Systems account executive CT/MR/XR Ruth Rowe, radiology service lead Karen Green, lead interventional radiographer Fiona Kirkpatrick, cardiology lead Jakki Colwill, consultant cardiologist Dr Abdul Nasser, consultant radiologist Dr Oliver Schulte, consultant cardiologist Dr Mickey Jachuck and consultant radiologist and clinical lead Dr Lance Cope. South Tyneside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has invested in […]

Sonographers Linzi Hamilton and Geraldine Price, consultant radiologist Dr Oliver Schulte, sonographer Janet Edge and lead sonographer Jayne Richardson. South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust has installed Toshiba Medical Systems’ latest ultrasound system, the Platinum Aplio 500 series which comes with contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Lead sonographer Jayne Richardson said: “It was an easy decision to stick with […]

With a Mobilett Mira system are assistant practioner for radiography Alyson Baker, Siemens Healthcare regional sales manager Philip Tesh, clinical business manager Bronia Fleet and Siemens x-ray application specialist Steve Philip. South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust has ordered four Ysio wi-D systems from Siemens Healthcare, two of which have already been installed into general digital […]