Sparq

Philips UKI north-west and Midlands district general manager Michelle Atherton, senior radiographer Jonathan Smith, senior radiographer Khumbulari Ndlovu, Philips account manager imaging systems Sally Maclachlan, senior radiographer Natalie Bayliss, MRI advanced practitioner Penny Oliver, CT advanced practitioner Jane Crutchley, senior radiographer Steve Edwards and radiology group manager Stuart Simper. New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton has […]

Chief cardiac physiologists Keith Hobman and Donna Gill (echo lead) with senior cardiac physiologist Jonny Eldridge. Pinderfields Hospital, part of Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, has installed a Philips Sparq ultrasound system for its coronary care unit.  Clinical physiology services manager (cardio-respiratory) Alison Carr said: “We already have one portable ultrasound machine but needed a […]

Specialist registrar Dr John Maclay, respiratory consultant Dr Martin Johnson, Philips Healthcare ultrasound applications specialist Kenneth Oliver and specialist registrar Dr Dougie Cowan. Gartnavel General Hospital, part of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, is using its recently acquired Philips Sparq ultrasound system on a daily basis in its respiratory unit, as respiratory consultant the the […]

Patient Salli Ward with Philips Healthcare ultrasound customer support engineer El Fernandes, intensive care consultants Dr Ian Rechner and Dr Andrew Walden, SR nurse Melanie Gager and Philips Healthcare ultrasound sales specialist Vanessa Light. Staff at Royal Berkshire Hospital’s intensive care unit went the extra mile to help raise funds to purchase a Philips Sparq […]

On standby at Silverstone with chief medical officer Dr Ian Roberts, second left, are George Eliot Hospital radiographers Jenna Casey, Katy Back, Matthew Rayner and Laura Slimm. Formula One drivers, crew and spectators attending this year’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone had some of the best medical facilities available of any sporting event around the […]

Consultant in emergency medicine Dr Nicola Jakeman, Philips Healthcare point-of-care sales specialist Victoria Potts, clinical fellow Dr Charlotte Hardy and specialist registrar Dr Katie Manning. The emergency department at Royal United Hospital, Bath, has acquired a Philips Sparq mobile ultrasound system which will be used for point-of-care diagnosis in acute situations. Clinical fellow and ultrasound […]

Philips Healthcare sales specialist, point-of-care ultrasound, Victoria Potts, consultant emergency physician Dr Thomas Locker, specialist PACS radiographer Farouk Nassim and consultant emergency physician Dr Chris Yap. Northern General Hospital, part of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has acquired a Philips Sparq portable ultrasound scanner for its emergency medicine department. Said to be a […]

At King’s College Hospital are research nurse Sarah Casboult, Philips Healthcare POC sales specialist Vanessa Light and consultant Dr Phil Hopkins. A research programme into critical care imaging at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is being assisted with the installation of a Philips Sparq mobile ultrasound scanner. King’s Health Partners consultant and honorary senior […]