Southmead Hospital

Bristol charity raises £1.5 million to increase breast MRI capacity

A £1.5 million MRI scanner donated by Bristol-based charity BUST (Breast Cancer Unit Support Trust) was officially opened in January, by Lord-Lieutenant of the County and City of Bristol Peaches Golding OBE. Housed at Cossham Hospital, part of North Bristol NHS Trust, the Siemens Healthineers Magnetom Vida 3.0T MRI system will increase capacity for scanning […]

Read More

North Bristol data is the largest to move

The migration of data to North Bristol NHS Trust’s new VNA was Insignia’s largest and fastest migration to date, moving 300TB of medical imaging across to the new VNA. Data was processed at a rate of 11-12 million images a day and was completed in just five months. With COVID-19 impacting healthcare services, Insignia and […]

Read More

Avon Breast Screening renews its PACS contract

ABS clinical director Dr Alexandra Valencia and consultant radiographer Gillian Clark. Avon Breast Screening (ABS) has extended its managed service contract with Insignia Medical Systems for five years.  ABS is one of the largest breast screening departments in the country and first signed with Insignia in 2010.  The programme is coordinated through the Avon Breast […]

Read More

Conversion programme brings Southmead’s MRI platforms into the digital age

Standing are Philips Healthcare managing director, UK and Ireland, Neil Mesher, project manager Cath Sellwood, and service district manager SW and Wales Aiden Jones, MRI lead superintendent radiographer Ann Case and radiology manager Bob Robson.  MRI radiographer Chris Rose and radiology assistant Katie Blackman.  Seated are superintendent radiographer Jo Robson, MRI radiographer Ash Majalady and […]

Read More

Southmead Hospital appreciates flex coil on 3.0T MRI system

Standing from left are MRI radiographer Joel Candare, Philips Healthcare managing director UK and Ireland Neil Mesher, projects manager Cath Sellwood, radiology manager Rob Robson, MRI radiographer Mark Aveyard, Philips commercial lead imaging systems south Jane Robinson, MRI radiographer Angela Biggs, MRI lead superintendent radiographer Ann Case and Philips district service manager, SW and Wales, […]

Read More

Southmead Hospital adds six mobile x-rays

Philips Healthcare general manager south Steve Tomkins, radiographers Ellie Spooner and Tom Underwood (behind), Philips commercial lead imaging systems, southern district Jane Robinson, sales specialist, digital x-ray, Seamus Flood, radiographer Tom Trutch, Philips project manager Cath Sellwood, DXR applications specialist Carla Nathan, superintendent radiographer plain imaging Paul Hocking, radiographers Elizabeth Fadahunsi, Rebecca Rex-Brown and Louise […]

Read More

Southmead Hospital upgrades to mobile C-arms

From left are Philips Healthcare southern district general manager Steve Tomkins, DXR applications specialist Carla Nathan, projects manager Cath Sellwood (in front), commercial lead imaging systems Jane Robinson (behind), radiographers Rebecca Rex-Brown and Ruth Avery, Philips sales specialist, digital x-ray Seamus Flood (at the back), radiographers Jeremy Crumb, Michael Bourne, Ellie Spooner and Jennifer Walker […]

Read More

North Bristol trust acquires an MR-OR system

MRI lead superintendent radiographer Ann Case, radiology manager Bob Robson, senior radiographer Ross Cook, Philips Healthcare commercial lead imaging systems south Jane Robinson, senior radiographers Sue Dunphy, John Hickey and Helen Albaran, Philips managing director UK and Ireland Neil Mesher, superintendent radiographer MRI Jo Robson, Philips service delivery  manager SW and Wales Aiden Jones and projects […]

Read More

Stay up to date with
RAD Magazine

Sign up for our newsletter.

We care about your data. Read our privacy policy.