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First UK delivery of hybrid molecular imaging system

21 October 2009

Patients in Portsmouth and surrounding areas will soon have access to one of the UK’s first molecular CT scanners in the redeveloped Queen Alexandra Hospital. The new Siemens system combines CT with molecular PET to provide detailed ‘hybrid’ images. More

Siemens staff pretty in pink!

20 October 2009

In support of Breast Awareness Month, Siemens invited all its Frimley based employees to ‘wear it pink’ for a day during October 2009 and take part in a Breast Cancer Awareness Day to help beat the disease. More

Northern Centre for Cancer Care upgrades radiotherapy services

19 October 2009

The Northern Centre for Cancer Care is the largest centre of its kind in the North of England. Based at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, the centre’s current linear accelerator portfolio includes five ONCOR™ systems from Siemens Healthcare. Each ONCOR is being upgraded to 160 multileaf collimator (MLC) capabilities to improve conformal shaping of radiotherapy treatment beams and IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) delivery. This will ensure a higher level of precision during treatment. More

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary installs Scotland’s first adaptive Definition AS+

14 October 2009

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, part of NHS Grampian, has installed a SOMATOM® Definition AS+ CT from Siemens Healthcare. The system will provide a long-term solution to meet the hospital’s CT needs. The Definition AS+ is being used for head and body scans while the other CT at the hospital is concentrating solely on body scanning. The system adapts seamlessly to all patient types, including paediatric and bariatric patients. More

Ultrasound scans with enhanced clarity for patients at Royal Blackburn Hospital

13 October 2009

Royal Blackburn Hospital, part of the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, is providing clear and detailed musculoskeletal and vascular scans since the installation of two ACUSON S2000™ ultrasound systems. A third S2000 has also been ordered to join an ACUSON X300™ in the antenatal department for obstetric and gynaecological work. The third machine features the Spatio-Temporal Imaging Correlation (STIC) package to improve fetal heart imaging within the department. More

Siemens and the stroke association launch Stroke for Stroke 2010

09 October 2009

Siemens plc and The Stroke Association have launched the third annual Stroke for Stroke campaign, in a bid to raise awareness of stroke and to highlight the benefits of a healthy diet and regular exercise in its prevention. The campaign will run between 25th and 31st January 2010 and will challenge members of the public to row 10km (or more), helping to raise vital funds. More

Excellent image quality for clear and detailed fetal scans at New Cross Hospital

08 October 2009

Obstetric patients at New Cross Hospital, part of The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, are receiving highly accurate and detailed scans following the installation of three ACUSON S2000™ ultrasound systems and a Spatio-Temporal Imaging Correlation (STIC) application from Siemens Healthcare. More

Investment planning of MES enables installation of nine ultrasound systems

05 October 2009

Barnet Hospital, part of the Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust, is now able to scan even the most challenging of patients types following the installation of seven ACUSON S2000™ and two ACUSON X300 PE™ ultrasound systems from Siemens Healthcare. The devices have been installed into the early pregnancy unit, the antenatal clinic for obstetrics and gynaecological work and the main department for use in general medicine. More

Ultrasound installation from Siemens Healthcare brings patient care closer to home

01 October 2009

Patients of Malvern Community Hospital, part of Worcestershire Primary Care NHS Trust, are now receiving care closer to home due to the installation of an ACUSON X300™ PE ultrasound system from Siemens Healthcare. The system was purchased with funds raised by the Malvern Hospital League of Friends, a charitable organisation that provides support and assists with the purchase of equipment for patients. More

Musgrove Park Hospital adds innovative MRI to its Diagnostic Imaging department

30 September 2009

Staff at Musgrove Park Hospital, part of Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, are celebrating the installation of a MAGNETOM^® Avanto 1.5 Tesla MRI from Siemens Healthcare. The system has been installed in a new MRI suite in the Diagnostic Imaging department and was officially unveiled by the Trust’s Chairman Ros Wyke, with consultant radiologists and members of the strategic project team also in attendance. More

ARTISTE Solution debuts at Derby

28 September 2009

Royal Derby Hospital (RDH), part of Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, recently treated its first radical patient case on the ARTISTE™ IGRT Solution linear accelerator from Siemens Healthcare. RDH is the first UK site to install the system. More

Learn the latest on acoustic ultrasound technology at Euroson 2009

24 September 2009

Siemens Healthcare will be showcasing its innovative ACUSON S2000™ ultrasound system at Euroson 2009, the annual meeting of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB), held in conjunction this year with the British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS) Annual Scientific Meeting. Siemens representatives will be on stand 1 offering demonstrations and discussing the range of applications and functionality that the S2000 can offer to healthcare providers. There will also be several hands-on support workshops and training sessions. More

CT scans unlock ancient Egyptian secrets

21 September 2009

A team of radiographers from City University London recently examined a 2,500 year old Egyptian mummy named Tahemaa. A SOMATOM^® Emotion CT scanner from Siemens Healthcare was used to learn more about how Tahemaa died without damaging the corpse. More

Teenagers to be examined for long-term liver study

17 September 2009

The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), a long-term health research project based within the department of Social Medicine at Bristol University, has taken delivery of two ACUSON S2000™ ultrasound systems from Siemens Healthcare for Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) imaging. The technique will be used to investigate non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in 16-18 year old adolescents as part of a study funded by the UK Medical Research Council. More

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics at the heart of National Pathology Week 2009

15 September 2009

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is the supporting partner for National Pathology Week taking place from 2-8 November 2009. It is working with The Royal College of Pathologists to raise awareness of the differing pathology specialities and their role in modern healthcare. More

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics opens state-of-the-art customer training and education centre

14 September 2009

The Siemens Academy Training and Education Centre has been officially opened by Andreas Goss, Chief Executive of Siemens, UK and North West Europe. The 700m2 facility is based at Siemens’ headquarters in Frimley, Surrey. The centre comprises seven fully equipped training suites, which can train up to 42 people at a time across the complete Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics product portfolio. Representatives from 20 large NHS Trusts joined Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics staff at the ribbon cutting ceremony. More

Siemens MES puts medical post graduates in prized position

08 September 2009

The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Managed Equipment Service (MES) partner Siemens Healthcare, recently rewarded trainee doctors for academic achievements as part of the annual Ron Grimley post graduate scheme. More

Siemens encourages pupils to get involved in Healthcare, Science and Technology

01 September 2009

Siemens Healthcare recently partnered with Gold Fever on the ‘Be the Best You Can Be’ initiative, which brings entertaining, interactive and motivational goal setting workshops to students at schools across the UK. More

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics celebrates immunoassay milestone

01 September 2009

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics recently celebrated the production of its 2000th ADVIA® Centaur XP immunoassay system at the Swords manufacturing site in Dublin, Ireland. More

Swift and accurate breast biopsies via Full-Field Digital Mammography

24 August 2009

Patients of the Mammography Department at NHS Fife’s Queen Margaret Hospital are now benefitting from faster treatment due to the installation of a Full-Field Direct Digital Mammography system from Siemens Healthcare. The MAMMOMAT Inspiration™ includes a stereotactic biopsy attachment and syngo® MammoReport workstation. More

Cardiovascular research to be enhanced and extended with new MRI scanner

19 August 2009

Scientists at the British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre at Glasgow University will soon be able to further extend their research due to the order of a MAGNETOM^® Verio 3T MRI scanner from Siemens Healthcare. More

Addenbrooke’s Hospital adds Emotion to CT portfolio

17 August 2009

Addenbrooke’s Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has added a SOMATOM^® Emotion to its CT department. The new CT is a welcome addition to the department, enabling clinicians to meet demands for rapid diagnosis by speeding up the number of routine patients they can scan. More

Kent and Sussex Hospital set for the future

12 August 2009

Kent and Sussex Hospital, part of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, is prepared for the future with the recent installation of an AXIOM Luminos dRF™ digital system from Siemens Healthcare. More

Siemens introduces two new RAPIDPoint 300 blood gas analysers

10 August 2009

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has introduced the RAPIDPoint® 340 and 350 Blood Gas Analysers for low to mid-volume critical care patient testing sites. These two models are small, low maintenance and easy-to-use cartridge-based systems. The simplicity makes them ideal for operators in a variety of critical care testing sites including respiratory services, intensive care units, operating or accident and emergency departments and the clinical laboratory. More

MES partnership improves patient experience at Worcestershire Royal Hospital

10 August 2009

A MAMMOMAT Inspiration™ Full-Field Direct Digital Mammography system from Siemens Healthcare has been installed at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, part of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, to enable symptomatic patients to be imaged with the latest technology. More

Siemens, NHS Supply Chain and Bence's mobile mammography tour gathers pace

06 August 2009

The Siemens Healthcare mobile mammography roadshow is now successfully en-route across England, Scotland and Wales visiting nearly 500 mammographers, radiographers, consultant radiologists, engineers and technicians to preview the latest range of digital mammography solutions in a purpose built mobile trailer. More

Homerton Hospital goes wireless with Ysio wi-D

05 August 2009

The A&E department at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, situated in the east London Borough of Hackney, is now benefitting from enhanced workflow and image quality following the installation of Siemens Healthcare’s Ysio wi-D™ direct Digital Radiography (DR) system More

ARCADIS Avantic backs up spinal research

03 August 2009

The Institute for Musculoskeletal Research and Clinical Implementation (IMRCI), a research department within the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic (AECC) an associate college of Bournemouth University, is using an ARCADIS® Avantic from Siemens Healthcare. The C-arm is providing Objective Spinal Motion Imaging Assessment (OSMIA) assistance during research into new methods for the diagnosis of spinal pain. More

Society meeting provides platform for education and support

30 July 2009

The Society of Radiologists in Training (SRT) recently held its academic meeting at the Medical Sciences Teaching Centre in Oxford. The annual event attracts speakers from across the breadth of the profession and provides an opportunity to discuss issues relating to radiology training and education. Siemens Healthcare was a key supporter at this year’s meeting. More

PETNET Solutions supports PET•CT service at Charing Cross Hospital

28 July 2009

PETNET Solutions, a division of Siemens plc, has been awarded a contract from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust to supply its fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) biomarker. Supplies of FDG are used during the Trust’s PET•CT scans on its Biograph™ 64 TruePoint™ system from Siemens Healthcare. More

Taking diagnostics to the next level

27 July 2009

More than 250 UK and Irish laboratory managers recently met in London to participate in Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics’ first annual Siemens Academy meeting. The three-day event provided an engaging and enlightening forum to learn commercial skills, understand the need for long-term pathology planning, embrace business tools and absorb scientific best practice from peers spearheading change. More

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary installs Symbia S

21 July 2009

The imaging department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, part of NHS Grampian, has received a boost with the installation of a Symbia® S SPECT from Siemens Healthcare. The upgrade to a Symbia S will assist in meeting the Board’s targets for scanning patients plus complement two other systems in the nuclear medicine department. More

ACUSON S2000 serves up ace diagnosis

16 July 2009

This year the newly sponsored AEGON Championships at The Queen’s Club in London took place from 8-14 June. Top seed and world number three Andy Murray cruised through the tournament without dropping a set, becoming the first British winner of the title since Bunny Austin in 1938. More

Community hospital in Doncaster installs MULTIX TOP

13 July 2009

Tickhill Road Hospital, which hosts Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s elderly rehabilitation service, has installed a MULTIX TOP analogue X-ray system from Siemens Healthcare. More

Hammersmith Hospital adds Aristos MX systems to boost efficiency

09 July 2009

Hammersmith Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, has installed two AXIOM Aristos™ MX Digital Radiography (DR) systems from Siemens Healthcare to increase the X-ray capacity of its medical imaging department. More

MES provides refreshed fluoroscopy at Russells Hall Hospital

07 July 2009

The Managed Equipment Service (MES) at Russells Hall Hospital, part of the Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has enabled the completion of a new fluoroscopy room featuring an AXIOM Luminos™ TF system from Siemens Healthcare. It will be used for general and gastro intestinal procedures. A second room, which houses an AXIOM Iconos™ R200 fluoroscopy system, has also gone live this month. More

Addenbrooke’s places first UK order for next generation imaging system

06 July 2009

Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge will be one of the first sites to benefit from Siemens’ advanced CT, the SOMATOM® Definition Flash. The hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has placed the first UK order for the new system which will be installed later in the year. More

St Helier Hospital opts for Symbia T6

01 July 2009

St Helier Hospital, part of Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, has recently celebrated the installation of a Symbia^® T6 TruePoint SPECT•CT from Siemens Healthcare. The unit combines a 6-slice CT with variable angle dual detector SPECT for rapid, accurate attenuation correction and precise localisation. More

Siemens picks up Life After Stroke Award

24 June 2009

Siemens plc Chief Executive Andreas J. Goss accepted the Corporate Supporter Award from HRH The Duke of Kent at The Stroke Association’s Life After Stroke Awards on 23 June. More

Royal Bournemouth Hospital sails into new era of imaging capabilities

22 June 2009

The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, part of The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has officially opened its CT, MR and interventional imaging suites, marking a milestone in the radiology services it can offer patients. Two Artis zee™ interventional systems and two MRI units from Siemens Healthcare were welcomed at an opening event held recently to mark the end to four years of development. More

Top quality fetal scans provided by Bradford Royal Infirmary

17 June 2009

The maternity and radiology departments of Bradford Royal Infirmary, part of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, are now able to offer high quality ultrasound scans with improved visualisation due to the installation of three ACUSON S2000™ ultrasound systems. More

The Portland Hospital selects Avanto for paediatric procedures

15 June 2009

Young patients at The Portland Hospital in London, part of the HCA group, will now undergo less stressful MRI examinations due to the installation of a MAGNETOM® Avanto from Siemens Healthcare. The system is used for a range of imaging procedures from brain to spine to small bowel. More

Digital X-ray system with wireless detector enters the classroom

10 June 2009

The School of Health Sciences and Social Work at Portsmouth University is now teaching advanced radiography and imaging theory incorporating image manipulation and diagnostics following the installation of the Ysio Wi-D™ general Digital Radiography (DR) system from Siemens Healthcare. More

Leading Women’s Hospital installs innovative ultrasound

08 June 2009

Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two Trusts in the UK offering specialist care to women. It recently installed two ACUSON S2000™ ultrasound systems from Siemens Healthcare into its Fetal Medicine Centre. Taking referrals for suspected fetal abnormalities, the department is using the new systems for screening cardiac defects as well as assessing mothers with conditions such as diabetes and epilepsy. More

Portable imaging in the palm of the hand

04 June 2009

St Thomas’ Hospital, part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, has purchased three ACUSON P10™ ultrasound systems from Siemens Healthcare for its Cardiology Department. More

Local, patient-centred care at London’s first polyclinic

02 June 2009

London’s first polyclinic, the Loxford Polyclinic in Redbridge, was recently opened at an official ceremony by junior health minister Lord Darzi. Set to transform healthcare services for residents in the community, Loxford Polyclinic will open its doors to patients this month. The facility is the first in a new generation of multi-purpose health centres that will offer communities a comprehensive range of health services, as outlined in Lord Darzi’s Next Stage Review. More

King’s College Hospital installs ACUSON S2000

27 May 2009

The Radiology department at King’s College Hospital is now benefiting from enhanced ultrasound image quality and optimised workflow following the installation of an ACUSON S2000™ from Siemens Healthcare. The hospital also uses the S2000’s Virtual Touch™ application for Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) imaging to assist with scanning the liver. More

Mobile Digital Mammography takes to the road

21 May 2009

A mobile mammography roadshow showcasing Siemens’ future-proof Full Field Digital Mammography (FFDM) system is in first gear for a summer and autumn tour of fifteen hospitals in England, Scotland and Wales. The MAMMOMAT Inspiration™ will be on the road from June to October 2009. More

UK’s first Essenza complements MRI service at London Bridge Hospital

18 May 2009

London Bridge Hospital, part of the HCA hospitals group, has installed the first Siemens MAGNETOM® Essenza MRI in the UK. The 1.5 Tesla system will complement three other Siemens MRIs currently in use at London Bridge to provide a streamlined, coordinated imaging service. More

Maidstone’s combined fluoro system ready for imaging challenges

13 May 2009

Maidstone Hospital in Kent, part of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, is benefiting from a fast and efficient radiography and fluoroscopy solution following the installation of an AXIOM Luminos dRF™ digital system from Siemens Healthcare. More

Ramsay Health Care extends services with mobile 64-slice CT

11 May 2009

Ramsay Health Care UK, in conjunction with Siemens, has installed a 64-slice CT scanner into a mobile vehicle. The SOMATOM® Definition AS is a leading high-end multislice CT with uncompromising versatility. It is being used to provide a high quality CT service to eight hospitals within the Ramsay Health Care group and replaced a six-slice Siemens SOMATOM Emotion CT. More

Artis zee improves interventions at The Wellington

30 April 2009

The Wellington Hospital in North London, the largest independent hospital in the UK, has an international reputation for outstanding care in medicine, particularly cardiac care and neurosurgery. The hospital recently installed an Artis zee™ ceiling-mounted system from Siemens Healthcare for use in general angiography and other interventions. More

Ultrasound system provides excellent image quality and diagnostic confidence

27 April 2009

The Renal Transplant and Nephrology department, part of The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust is now benefitting from superior images across a range of procedures following the installation of an ACUSON S2000™ ultrasound system from Siemens Healthcare. More

Wythenshawe Hospital greets ACUSON P10

23 April 2009

Wythenshawe Hospital, part of the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, has been presented with a handheld ACUSON P10™ ultrasound system from Siemens Healthcare. It was won at the British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS) show where participants were entered into a prize draw after answering correctly three questions about the P10. The project was provided by Siemens in support of its Caring Hands corporate social responsibility scheme. More

Patients can ‘Lean’ on Royal Bolton Hospital

21 April 2009

Lean methods of workflow that have been successfully adopted by Royal Bolton Hospital, part of the Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, have enabled the installation of two AXIOM Aristos™ digital X-ray systems from Siemens Healthcare in specifically built orthopaedic suites. More

Siemens awarded multi-million medical imaging contract to kit out new acute hospital

16 April 2009

The new acute hospital to serve the healthcare needs of residents in Birmingham and the West Midlands will benefit from a raft of innovative medical imaging technologies when it opens its doors to patients in 2010. A multi-million pound investment on four MRI scanners, four CT and three SPECT/CT systems has been made by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). Siemens Healthcare will be supplying the equipment in these three modality areas for the new hospital, which has just been named as the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), providing a first class service to patients. More

3D breast imaging takes to the UK clinical stage

07 April 2009

Tomosynthesis, a next generation diagnostic tool that uses 3D imaging to assist with the detection of breast cancer, has been ordered for the first time in the UK. Nottingham Breast Institute, part of the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, will be installing a Siemens MAMMOMAT Inspiration™ Full Field Digital Mammography system which will have the tomosynthesis module. More

BMI Healthcare opts for future-proof digital mammography to meet evolving clinical needs

06 April 2009

Siemens Healthcare has been awarded a two-year framework agreement to be the exclusive provider of Full-Field Direct Digital Mammography systems to BMI Healthcare, the UK’s largest independent healthcare provider and a subsidiary of General Healthcare Group. More

Royal Liverpool installs Symbia T into Nuclear Medicine Department

01 April 2009

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, part of The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, has installed a Symbia® TruePoint SPECT•CT from Siemens Healthcare for a range of procedures including cardiology and neurology. It combines a variable angle dual detector SPECT with a 2 slice CT for rapid, accurate attenuation correction and anatomical mapping. The system is also being used for parathyroid imaging and the staging of neuroendocrine tumours. More

High quality imaging solutions for individual patient needs highlighted at UKRC 2009

31 March 2009

At this year’s UKRC, Siemens will be showcasing its range of solutions for high quality, personalised patient care on stand number 540. It will include the first UK appearance of the new Definition Flash CT scanner, designed to deliver diagnostic images in a flash at the lowest dose. Offerings in women’s health will also be presented both on the stand and off in an adjacent mobile trailer. More

Ultrasound innovation encourages swifter treatment times

25 March 2009

Rapid and convenient access to healthcare is a main priority in the modern NHS. One area that is gaining momentum in the primary care setting is adult transthoracic echocardiography (echo). More

The South Birmingham Breast Unit installs ACUSON Antares

19 March 2009

The South Birmingham Breast Unit, part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), is located at the Birmingham Women’s Hospital in Edgbaston. It recently installed an ACUSON Antares™ ultrasound system from Siemens Healthcare. More

Routine and acute pet care enhanced by MRI

18 March 2009

Domestic pets are now able to receive high quality imaging treatment at Fitzpatrick Referrals, a specialist practice for domestic pets in Surrey. Many guests, including celebrity Chris Evans, attended the official opening event to see how specialist medical technology can provide healthcare benefits to animal patients and their owners. More

Laptop ultrasound used in paediatric emergencies at Royal London Hospital

16 March 2009

Valuable time is being saved during emergency paediatric procedures at The Royal London Hospital, part of Barts and The London NHS Trust, due to an ACUSON P50™ portable ultrasound system from Siemens Healthcare. More

Fresh face joins the Siemens Healthcare team

13 March 2009

Siemens Healthcare has appointed Yianni Kiromitis to the role of Regional Sales Manager for Ultrasound Products for London and South East. More

Innovation award for Siemens from the European Society of Radiology

12 March 2009

Siemens Healthcare has been awarded this year's ‘Exhibit Europe Award’ at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR). Each year the European Society of Radiology (ESR) honours one of the companies exhibiting at the Congress in recognition of its innovative strengths in science and technology as well as its high commitment to patient care and research. The ESR also recognises exceptional commitment to the goals and advancement of the ECR. More

Siemens to showcase its nuclear medicine innovations at BNMS 2009

11 March 2009

Siemens will be presenting its latest product advancements at the British Nuclear Medicine Society’s Annual Meeting from the 27 - 29 April 2009 at the Manchester Central Convention Complex. This includes information on its innovation, the Biograph™ mCT for molecular Computed Tomography as well as the Symbia® T16 TruePoint SPECT•CT and the world’s first intelligent SPECT technology, IQ•SPECT. Siemens will also be offering information from PETNET Solutions, its PET tracer division that supplies biomarkers for imaging. More

Triple MRI order from Scotland’s largest Health Board

09 March 2009

Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Inverclyde Royal Hospital and the Western Infirmary, three sites of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, have each installed a MAGNETOM® Avanto 1.5 MRI system from Siemens Healthcare. More

Integrated diagnostic solutions at BSAVA Congress

05 March 2009

Siemens will be showcasing its range of solutions for veterinary applications on stand number 709 at the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Congress in Birmingham, 2-5 April 2009. More

InHealth delivers innovative PET•CT cancer scans close to home

03 March 2009

InHealth, leading provider of diagnostic and imaging services, has now completed the final installation of four Biograph™ 6 TruePoint™ PET•CT systems from Siemens Healthcare into mobile vehicles. The systems are used in the staging of various cancers, providing detailed information on the biochemical functions of the body. A hybrid system such as the Biograph combines metabolic and anatomical information in one examination for quick diagnosis and precise localisation of both healthy and diseased tissue. More

New CT systems complete triple installation

26 February 2009

Patients at The Royal Liverpool University Hospital are receiving faster and more accurate imaging following the recent installation of two new CT scanners from Siemens Healthcare. The SOMATOM® Definition AS and AS+ CT scanners join an existing SOMATOM® Sensation 16, providing local patients with comprehensive imaging care. More

Hythe Hospital installs general X-ray system with wireless detector

24 February 2009

Patient comfort has been greatly improved at Hythe Hospital, a centre of orthopaedic excellence run by Hampshire Community Health Care (HCHC), due to the installation of a direct Digital Radiography (DR) system from Siemens Healthcare. More

Siemens blood gas analyser chosen for study of hypoxia levels on Mount Everest

18 February 2009

Doctors from University College London (UCL) have recently reported their findings of a pioneering expedition to examine the world’s first measurements of blood oxygen levels in climbers near the summit of Everest. More

Charing Cross installs advanced PET•CT

16 February 2009

Charing Cross Hospital in London, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, is expecting a rise in cancer survival rates following the installation of a Biograph™ 64 TruePoint™ PET•CT from Siemens Healthcare. This advanced system provides detailed images, showing the stages of various cancers to ensure the best course of treatment. More

Spire Hartswood Hospital installs new Avanto

12 February 2009

Patients from Essex and surrounding areas can now benefit from a more relaxing experience at Spire Hartswood Hospital, following the recent installation of a MAGNETOM® Avanto 1.5T MRI from Siemens Healthcare. The Avanto will provide permanent scanning facilities with more flexible appointments. More

New appointments bring a wealth of experience to the South East and North West

09 February 2009

NHS Trusts in the South East can expect to see a new friendly face in their region as Siemens Healthcare appoints Clive West to the role of Regional Sales Manager. More

Pinehill Hospital installs digital fluoroscopy system to improve patient throughput

29 January 2009

Pinehill Hospital, a private hospital based in Hertfordshire, has installed an AXIOM Luminos dRF™ digital fluoroscopy system for urinary tract examinations, such as cystograms and Intravenous Urograms (IVUs) and for arthrography imaging to enhance joint procedures such as hip or knee replacements. The system was selected for its digital capabilities, enhanced flexibility and compatibility with PACS. More

Croft Vets enhances facilities with CT scanner

26 January 2009

Croft Vets, the North East’s leading veterinary practice, recently opened its state-of-the-art flagship hospital in Cramlington, Northumberland to provide a centralised service. The new hospital is part of a £3 million investment by the organisation with a 24 hour emergency and surgical facility. Included in the range of technology at the new site is an advanced CT scanner from Siemens Healthcare. Since the centre opened, the SOMATOM® Spirit CT has been used for general diagnostic imaging as well as orthopaedic referrals and neurology scans. More

4D foetal poster illustrates the different stages of development

22 January 2009

A 4D foetal imaging poster that details real life images of the various stages of pregnancy is now available to Obstetrics and Gynaecology departments. It is an interesting education tool for junior staff and expectant patients. The poster uses images obtained from Siemens’ ACUSON S2000™ ultrasound system to illustrate the developments of the foetus from the first to the third trimester. More

Minimally invasive procedures enhanced at Southmead Hospital

19 January 2009

Southmead Hospital, part of the North Bristol NHS Trust, has installed a ceiling mounted Artis zee™ interventional imaging system for vascular and non vascular interventions. The images provided by the unit have helped to improve workflow, reduce the amount of contrast used and broaden the range of procedures the hospital now undertakes. The equipment is being used for procedures including angiography, angioplasty, nephrostomy, Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL), Endovascular Aneurysm Repairs (EVAR) and biliary interventions. More

ACUSON Antares demonstrates benefits for musculoskeletal injuries

15 January 2009

A seminar was recently held at the University of Liverpool for more than one hundred healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. The event was organised by the University’s School of Health Sciences and sponsored by Siemens Healthcare. Delegates had the opportunity to observe live scanning and listen to lectures on the management of rotator cuff injuries, most commonly suffered by the over 50s as a result of attritional wear and tear to the shoulder muscles. More

Radiologists gather in West Midlands to share best practice

13 January 2009

The University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust recently hosted the annual West Midlands Association of Radiologists Autumn Scientific Meeting, supported by Siemens Healthcare. More

Siemens Healthcare UK meet international OH&S standard

12 January 2009

Siemens Healthcare has been awarded The British Standards Institute (BSI) certificate for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, OHSAS 18001. The accreditation is given to companies who have successfully implemented an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) as part of their risk management strategy to address changing legislation and to protect their workforce. More

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital enhances stroke and cardiac services with new CT scanner

12 January 2009

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London has installed a SOMATOM® Definition AS+ CT scanner from Siemens Healthcare. This adaptive imaging solution is the first to be installed into a National Health Service hospital and is currently being used for a wide range of procedures as well as supporting the cardiac and stroke related services. More

Barnet Hospital commissions its first angiography system via MES partnership

08 January 2009

Barnet Hospital, part of Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust has officially opened its new catheter laboratory facility which includes an Artis™ zee Floor digital C-arm angiography system from Siemens Healthcare. Its principle use will be for conducting angiogram examinations of coronary arteries. More