Southend University Hospital

Software developed by radiology technology company Hexarad to boost diagnostic services at Southend University Hospital, part of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, has been shortlisted for the 2025 HSJ (Health Service Journal) Independent Healthcare Provider Awards. Productivity gains resulted in a £153,000 cost saving per year on an ongoing basis; this is equivalent […]

Following the popularity of a Fujifilm Retrofit room installation and FDR Go mobile in 2018, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has taken delivery of an FDR Go Plus mobile x-ray unit to further enhance the radiology department’s digital capability. “The FDR Go Plus gets used in lots of wards including post operative, critical care […]

Fujifilm senior account manager Iain Sims, senior radiographers Byron Mapi-ot and Blessing Muchemeyi, plain film reporting superintendent radiographer Lee Shoesmith, radiographer Kuda Mazendame, senior radiographer Elida Barcelos, acting x-ray superintendent radiographer Elaine Ryan and radiographer Chiara Miselli. Southend University Hospital has transformed an analogue room, which was previously its radiographers’ least favourite, into their outpatient […]

Radiographers Karstine Rado and Sheila Sillo, Bracco key account manager Phil Skinner and deputy cross-sectional superintendents Andrea Van Looy and Hannah Scott. Southend University Hospital has improved patient turnaround time since installing a CT Exprès contrast injector from Bracco.  Deputy cross-sectional superintendent Andrea Van Looy said: “The CT Exprès has helped us speed up our […]

Advanced practitioner Beverley Fox with head of radiotherapy James Green. The department of radiotherapy and radiotherapy physics at Southend University Hospital has been accredited by CHKS for its processes and standards which meet international best practice standards.  CHKS is a provider of healthcare intelligence and quality improvement services. This accreditation means that the services are […]

Advanced practitioner Jade St Louis-Rhodes, mould room technician Nadia Salama, advanced practitioner for lung Joanne Evans, advanced practitioners in pre-treatment Sharon Myers and Alex Cain with Oncology Systems Limited clinical specialist Serafine O’Brien. Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has become the first UK clinical user of the MacroMedics EagleBoard from Oncology Systems Limited.  EagleBoard […]

Senior physiotherapist David Newton, OPD rehab service manager Beverly Loughborough, consultant physiotherapist Dr Hubert Van Griensven, Esaote UK applications specialist Kim Blinch and consultant physiotherapist Billy Fashanu. A charity has raised more than £1.9 million to purchase equipment for Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.  An Esaote portable ultrasound scanner for the physiotherapy department was funded through Advanced […]

Senior consultant radiologist Dr Thomas Latham. Delegates at Perceptive Software’s PerceptiveLIVE event at The Ritz had the chance to win and Amazon Kindle.  Senior consultant radiologist and clinical IT lead at Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Dr Thomas Latham was the lucky winner. Healthcare professionals met to discuss the key issues facing today’s healthcare […]