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Acute cardiac care to be ‘transformed’ in Gibraltar
For the first time, patients in Gibraltar will no longer need travel abroad for treatment of acute cardiac diseases, as the Gibraltar Health Authority prepares to provide local coronary angiography and angioplasty services in a new interventional cardiac suite at the city’s St Bernard’s Hospital. The news follows the Authority and health technology specialist, Royal Philips’ signing of a long-term partnership which the two organisations say continues their long-standing relationship. As part of the agreement, construction of a new interventional cardiac suite at St Bernard’s Hospital will begin later this year. The construction and installation of the equipment required will take approximately 9-12 months, accompanied by a service agreement to ensure ongoing
maintenance of the equipment. Royal Philips said:
“Gibraltar’s newly improved services will bring sustainable benefits for patients at St Bernard’s Hospital, with developments expected to lead to more cardiac patients receiving local treatment, instead of travelling across the border to Spain.” The new interventional suite will
bring St Bernard’s Hospital’s services up to full operating capacity, allowing more patients to receive a cardiology treatments such as coronary angioplasty, catheterisation to treat artery blockages, and minimally invasive heart valve replacement. In parallel, existing Philips
Environmental pollution captured from hospital waste anaesthetic gases
SageTech Medical, a medical device company focused on the capture and recycling of ‘environmentally polluting’ anaesthetic gases from the human and veterinary healthcare sectors, says ‘positive results’ from a study by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust using its gas capturing system have been published by the Association of Anaesthetists. The full study, published in in the
Association’s journal, Anaesthesia, concluded that SageTech’s SID-Dock capture system has a high baseline efficiency of 94.8% when used in a clinical setting without the variability of a patient being present. It also
concluded that the Trust can now assess this technology within a full clinical patient setting. SageTech says its ‘unique solution’ safely and efficiently captures waste volatile anaesthetic onto a carbon filter contained inside a reusable capture canister (SID-Can). Two SID-Cans are housed inside a SID- Dock capture machine, which ‘connects seamlessly’ to existing hospital equipment. Full SID-Cans are collected from hospitals and emptied at regional recovery hubs,
before being returned for re-use. Recovered liquid waste is then transported in bulk to a purification and manufacturing facility in Devon, where it is recycled for future reuse by hospitals. Dr Iain Menneer, CEO of
SageTech Medical, said: “We are delighted with the results of the independent study by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and look forward
to a follow-up, assessing our technology within a full clinical patient setting.”
Willmott Dixon to build £40 m health centre in Hounslow
Willmott Dixon has been chosen by Hounslow Council and the NHS to deliver a new ‘state-of-the-art’ £40 m health centre in Chiswick. The Chiswick Health Centre will replace
an existing facility to provide a modern local community healthcare environment for residents with a broader range of GP services, including community and mental health services. It was designed by Allies & Morrison, and its construction by the company continues Willmott Dixon’s recent work in the London borough. The new facility will include consulting
and examination rooms, district nurse facilities, and community rooms. Further
provide outdoor recreation space. Willmott Dixon will also deliver 55 affordable homes for key health workers. All three practices currently operating
from the site – Chiswick Family Doctors, Chiswick Health, and West 4 GPs – have supported the project. The new Health Centre is set to open
features include a public community garden, a private landscaped central courtyard, and fifth floor terrace and gardens, to support local ecology and
in Autumn 2024, and was procured through Pagabo’s Major Works Framework. It continues a track record for Willmott Dixon in community-based healthcare facilities that includes the Tessa Jowell Health Centre in Dulwich, Whitehouse Medical Centre in Milton Keynes, and Grove View Health and Care Hub in Dunstable.
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systems within the hospital will be upgraded, including via the replacement of equipment in two X-ray rooms, a fluoroscopy room for real-time moving X-ray imagery, and ultrasound systems. A new CT system will reduce downtime and delays in diagnostics, while creating opportunities for St Bernard’s cardiology and radiology teams to further expand services.
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