VELA Medical

The VELA Mammography Chair has been designed in accordance with the latest guidelines from Public Health England. Following research by Dr Iram Shabana from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, the chair is designed to address the issue of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) that can affect mammographers. Traditional mammography set-ups can require practitioners to assume uncomfortable […]

Radiologikum Stuttgart, Germany, has a Vela Medical mammography chair in its mammography department, and teaching and lead radiologist Miriam Weber reports that it is ideal for patients who cannot stand while being examined due to health issues. She and her colleagues also use the chair in situations where the woman is better able to undergo […]

The Parapet Breast Unit at King Edward VII Hospital in Windsor has received a Vela Mammography Chair, which is making examinations more comfortable for patients that need to remain seated. Lead mammographer Shahina Ahmed commented: “I find the chair very user-friendly, easy to manoeuvre and comfortable for ladies who cannot stand. In addition, we have […]

The breast screening department at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has added another five Vela mammography chairs to its existing fleet. Vela says that staff were so pleased to receive the new chairs they stopped their lunchbreak in order to help wheel them in. Specialist radiographer and lead mammographer Vickie Sanderson commented: “We just all […]

Pictured following the delivery of a Mammography 2021 chair from Vela Medical to the Pennine Breast Service at St Luke’s Hospital, Bradford, are senior assistant practitioner Allison Helm, breast service manager Simon Peers and Rothband territory sales manager Tori Jones. The service has ordered three chairs with two going to the mobile units to assist […]