Watford General Hospital

The A&E department at Watford General Hospital, part of West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, is rapidly assessing patients with an Agfa DR 100s system. The agile system quickly provides quality images in the busy resuscitation area where patients requiring the most urgent life-saving care are identified, assessed and treated. “In the resuscitation area every moment really does […]

Specialists at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust say that software developed by radiology technology company Hexarad could be transformative for cutting scan waiting times and ensuring patients are treated as soon as possible. Clinical director of radiology at the trust Dr Nina Breunung-Joshi explained: “Like NHS trusts all over the country, among our top […]

The X-Porte has touch screen control. Watford Hospital, part of West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, is using ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of critical care patients.  Consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care Dr Devaraja Acharya explained: “The hospital has a busy 19-bed ICU that relies on point-of-care (POC) ultrasound to assist patient diagnoses, and […]

Joint clinical director of radiology Dr Jill Hunt, lead superintendent radiographer Nuala Littlechild, Carestream managing director Charlie McCaffrey, chief superintendent radiographer Louise Barker-Devereux and radiology services manager Sue Daniels. West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust (West Herts) is replacing an existing PACS with a Carestream Vue PACS and Vue VNA.  The five-year contract will be provided […]

Spire Bushey senior specialist mammographer Nicola Pinder, deputy imaging manager Karen Higgins and Hologic Breast Health sales specialist John McMahon. When Spire Bushey Hospital in Hertfordshire replaced its digital mammography equipment,  deputy imaging manager Karen Higgins says that Hologic was high on her list of possible suppliers. She has had previous experience using Hologic equipment, […]

Staff at Watford General Hospital, part of West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, welcome the arrival of a Magnetom Avanto 1.5 Tesla MRI from Siemens Healthcare. Pictured (from left) are MRI superintendent radiographer Afsana Begum, senior radiographer Suzannah Patel, regional sales manager at Siemens Healthcare Andreas Hadjiphanis, senior radiographer Holly Ferrar, superintendent radiographer and MRI project […]

Senior radiographer Rebecca Luck, AAU superintendent Nick Tessier and senior CT radiographer Aneesha Bhagwat with Covidien account manager Fiona Maclachlan.   Nick Tessier and his CT radiographers at the acute admissions unit of Watford General Hospital say their new Optivantage DH injector from Covidien ” is incredibly easy to use and, with the use of […]