NHS organisations across London have teamed up to enhance the mammography facilities at the Whittington Hospital.

The new Hologic Selenia FFDM from MIS has been sourced through medical equipment solutions provider Asteral.

The Hologic scanner will improve workflow and image quality. As a dedicated screening unit, it complements the existing mammography unit provided by Asteral.

Jon Green, General Manager for Access, Diagnostics Services and Planned Care at the Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, said: "This is a great example of partnership working to bring real benefits for patients. We at The Whittington have come together with Islington PCT and the Central East London Breast Screening Service based at St Barts and the London NHS Trust to provide screening services to patients in a modern fixed location.

"Asteral were chosen to procure and then manage the new equipment because of the value, professionalism and extremely high standards they have consistently delivered as part of the major Managed Equipment Services arrangement we have with them."

Asteral's Sean Williams commented: "We were delighted to install this new equipment that brings additional capability to the hospital. As we are independent of equipment manufacturers we were able to give impartial advice on the best solution available, and we are confident that we will be able to deliver the same high standards maintaining this technology as we do with the rest of Whittington's medical equipment."

Based in reading, Asteral is the leading vendor-independent Managed Equipment Service provider to the NHS. Its track record of managing medical equipment for the NHS goes back 12 years.

 
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