Swindon

Envirotect has been working on behalf of DD Porter amidst the challenges of the pandemic to help Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Swindon install a Magnetom Sola from Siemens Healthineers. The addition of the scanner will help the hospital transition back to the usual demand for routine operations between the peaks of the […]

The breast centre at Great Western Hospital in Swindon offers a symptomatic service plus breast screening as part of the Wiltshire breast screening service. With two mobile and two static systems to be replaced, the team chose Hologic 3Dimensions mammography system for all four, with Hologic 3D Mammography on two systems. Breast centre manager Suzie […]

Dr Anthony Allan with the X-Porte system. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has purchased an X-Porte point-of-care ultrasound system from Fujifilm SonoSite to extend its ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia capabilities for orthopaedic surgery. Dr Anthony Allan, is a consultant anaesthetist with a special interest in regional anaesthesia.  He said: “We already had two SonoSite point-of-care […]

At Great Western Hospital are consultant orthopaedic surgeon David Williamson, Xograph Healthcare territory manager Liam Neill and orthopaedic team manager, theatres, Stuart Wade. Great Western Hospital, Swindon, is the designated trauma unit for two regional trauma networks, the Severn to the west and the Thames Valley to the north east and as part of these […]

Melinda Messenger with lead radiographer Michelle Taylor and MIS Healthcare’s Mark O’Brien.   Major new improvements to the breast screening centre at the Great Western Hospital, Swindon, were officially opened in March by friend of the hospital Melinda Messenger.   The centre is the result of a £1.6m investment in breast screening services for women […]

Each day at this year’s UKRC, Fujifilm ran a free prize draw to win one of its 3D camera and monitor packages.  Pictured receiving one of the prizes from Fujifilm’s assistant national sales manager Chris Waite is superintendent radiographer Victoria Brown from The Great Western Hospital, Swindon.     See this report on page 22 […]

Taking a closer look are (from left) Rory Bremner, Siemens regional sales manager Darren Parker, radiology manager Gail Powell, consultant radiologist and clinical lead in radiology Dr Andy Beale.   Comedian Rory Bremner visited the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, part of Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to declare open an adaptable Somatom Definition […]

Pictured at the Great Western Hospital, Swindon, is part of the radiology department team, from left, superintendent radiographer Jackie Woodcock, clinical support worker Jan Osman, consultant radiologist Dr Ann Jones, specialist radiographer Carol Argar, clinical support worker Wendy Hicks, specialist radiographer Kath Foley and Vertec Product Sales Specialist Nikki Mara.   The occasion was the […]