Western General Hospital

Western General Hospital acquires flat panel C-arm

Philips UKI imaging account manager Louise Jones, Scottish Lithotriptor Centre lead radiographer Carol Ann Stephenson, Philips UKI interventional product specialist, mobile surgery, Simon Bunce and Scottish Lithotriptor Centre specialist radiographer Shirley Wallace. Western General Hospital in Edinburgh has purchased a Philips Veradius Neo mobile C-arm for use in emergency theatre procedures.  Lead radiographer/PACS manager/clinical radiology Peter O’Byrne […]

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Western General reduces dose

Jamie Douglas of the medical physics department, Philips UKI IGT sales specialist Simon Wilsdon, account manager for imaging systems, Scotland, Louise Jones, consultant radiologist Dr Simon Jackson and lead radiographer/PACS manager/clinical radiology Peter O’Byrne. Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, has received an AlluraClarity FD20 from Philips UKI, with XperCT software and FlexVision XL screen.  The system […]

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Western General receives contrast injector

Synapse Medical UK clinical applications specialist Gabriel Araoz Zapata with senior radiographers Lynsey Thom, Louise Vesco, Ash Phelan, Andrew Hope and Keith Foulner. Western General Hospital in Edinburgh has received an Ulrich CT Motion injector from Synapse Medical UK.  The injector provides 10 second patient turnaround times and Synapse says feedback from customers has been […]

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Western General replaces five general rooms

Radiographer Sara Kennedy, Philips UKI account manager, imaging systems, Scotland, Louise Jones, Jamie Douglas of the medical physics department, radiographer Huzefa Munir, lead radiographer/PACS manager/clinical radiology Peter O’Byrne and radiographers Allison Timmins and Joan Patton. Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, has upgraded its x-ray rooms with five DigitalDiagnost 4.1 High Performance systems from Philips UKI. Radiologists […]

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Western General gives thumbs up to new supplier

Radiographic department assistants Lynn Henderson and Carol-Ann Lonie, consultant radiologist Dr Gauri Babu, Toshiba Medical Systems ultrasound sales specialist Scott Couper, consultant radiologist Dr Ben Ward, Toshiba ultrasound applications specialist Laura McGibbon, clinical specialist sonographer Nicola Mason, consultant radiologist Dr Melanie Smith, superintendent radiographer Mandy Stewart and radiographic department assistant Rebecca King. The mammography department […]

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Western General equips for 3D breast imaging

Hologic breast health sales specialist Lynne Callan, senior mammographers Julie Keanie and Carol Lindsay, superintendent radiographer Mandy Stewart and senior mammographers Leanne Boddie and Jackie King. Superintendent radiographer at Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital Mandy Stewart leads a team of mammographers in a busy unit that deals with over 22,000 patients a year.  The unit was […]

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NHS Lothian’s disc storage offers greater security

Rothband’s Andrew Jennings with PACS manager Peter O’Byrne and Euan McMillan from Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. NHS Lothian has purchased three Rothband MARS DVD/CD productions systems for use at Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and St John’s Hospital at Howden, Livingston. Western General Hospital PACS manager Peter O’Byrne said: “Our previous […]

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Mammography patients can sit comfortably

Consultant radiologists Dr Gillan Mackay and Dr Carolyn Cordiner, senior radiographer Shona Elliot and Wolverson X-Ray regional sales manager Gurpal Matharu with an Akrus chair. Western General Infirmary in Glasgow has taken delivery of an Akrus mammography chair from Wolverson X-Ray Limited. Dr Carolyn Cordiner said: “We are delighted with the equipment because it offers […]

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