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around into new purpose-built facilities has allowed us to create a modern, bespoke, four-room ultrasound department, as well as an additional third MRI suite and six new radiologist reporting bays.
“In addition to this, the new build has created both ‘in and outpatient’ waiting facilities and additional office space. The installation of a second Siemens Aera MRI scanner was greatly required and will now remove a bottleneck in our waiting lists for MRI patients.”
Althea is also responsible for the provision of maintenance for all radiology assets at the hospital, including the existing equipment acquired before the MES. Should any equipment faults occur, the Trust calls the customer care centre regardless of the equipment manufacturer. The CCC provides a swift response and keeps the Trust updated with progress. This can be via the team of expert engineers or selected partners minimising the disruption to clinical practice and maximising equipment uptime.
Any issues are also highlighted to the Althea service manager for speedy resolution as required. The company also offers an integrated consumables management service that delivers both cash-releasing savings and operational efficiencies for the radiology, procurement and finance teams. Adam concluded: “It has been an exciting time for us at Taunton. With a larger demand on our imaging services, it is reassuring that our existing equipment has all been refreshed as it means we can continue to keep up with new radiological techniques. None of this would have been possible without the managed service.”
GE Lunar iDXA
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Reference 1 NHS England & NHS Improvement, Transforming imaging services in England: a national strategy for imaging networks, November 2019
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