Toshiba and Barnet FC team up
Barnet FC head of medical services Manos Gavalis, Barnet FC and The Hive chairman Tony Kleanthous, Toshiba Medical Systems Europe vp sales and service Europe Mark Holmshaw, Toshiba Medical Systems UK md Mark Hitchman, head coach Edgar Davids and director of football Paul Fairclough.
Toshiba Medical Systems and Barnet Football Club are developing an advanced medical centre that will provide elite footballers, athletes and the wider community with world class radiology equipment and access to faster treatment options from Barnet FC’s facilities at The Hive.
It will house an integrated medical imaging academy for radiology professionals run by Toshiba Medical Systems, providing the medical community with a centre of excellence for radiology education, including CT, MRI, ultrasound and general x-ray equipment and clinical applications.
Chairman of Barnet FC and The Hive Tony Kleanthous said: “We are looking to develop a medical facility the likes of which has not been seen in the UK before. It will be a facility for our players and also for those from around London who will be able to take advantage of world class radiology equipment as part of player welfare efforts.
“I have been a director of The Football League and The FA, and I am now a director of the Football Conference and it has been clear to see that medical science hasn’t kept up with elite sport in the UK we are about to change that.”
See the full report on page 6 of the January 2014 issue of RAD Magazine.
