Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight NHS Trust has installed a Hologic Horizon bone density scanner and reports that it is pleased with the system and the service provided by supplier Vertec Scientific. “Our DXA service is based in the new community diagnostic centre adjacent to St Mary’s Hospital here on the Isle of Wight,” a spokesperson for […]

A consortium of NHS trusts around the south coast of England has signed its second deal this year with imaging technology provider Sectra in order to improve sharing and access to diagnostic imaging. A shared multimedia archive will also allow the trusts to accelerate ambitions for initiatives including AI. Known as SWASH, the consortium includes […]

Standing from left are Philips UKI account manager, imaging systems, Paul Ringwald, service delivery manager south Peter Chase, MRI sales specialist Peveril Johnstone and head of operations, clinical support, cancer and diagnostics business unit Diane Adams.  Seated in front are MRI superintendent radiographer Alistair Day and MRI senior radiographers Kathy Roper, Ash Buchan and Steve […]

At St Mary’s Hospital with Xograph Healthcare territory manager Liam Neill, right, are radiographer practitioners Gill Martill, Andrew Stant and Carole Thornton-Todd, advanced practitioner Debbie Bienek and radiographer practitioner Laura Thompson. A direct digital x-ray system has been installed at St Mary’s Hospital, Isle of Wight, that required turnkey room refurbishment followed by the installation […]

Xograph Healthcare territory manager Liam Neill with advanced practitioner Debbie Bienek and radiographer practitioner Laura Thompson at St Mary’s Hospital. St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight says it has demonstrated significant improvement in its services to elderly patients in the trauma and orthopaedic department, according to the government’s National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD). […]

Territory manager at Xograph Healthcare Liam Neill with St Mary’s Hospital superintendent radiographer Amanda Shaw. While the local media may be focusing on the news that planning permission has been granted for a new helipad at St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight, the main hospital has also installed a digital 3D panoramic x-ray […]

At St Mary’s Hospital are superintendent radiographer Amanda Shaw, consultant radiologist Dr Peter Close, radiographer practitioner Laura Thompson, consultant radiologist Dr Stephan Voigt with advanced radiographer practitioners Debbie Bienek and Tonya Riby.    St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight has purchased a Toshiba Ultimax-i multi-purpose x-ray system as replacement equipment for its fluoroscopy […]

Jill Shead and Jan Williams with the new equipment.   The Isle of Wight Breast Screening Unit is the first centre within the South Central (West) region to reduce the age limit of inviting ladies for breast screening in line with the government’s Cancer Reform Strategy.   This has been made possible through investment in a GE […]