£1m cash boost for town's hospital (From Warrington Guardian)

£1m cash boost for town's hospital

WARRINGTON Hospital's X-Ray Department is celebrating a £1 million cash injection.

The money, released by the NHS North West Regional Office, will be used to replace vital equipment, cut waiting lists and offer patients one of the best diagnostic services in the country.

The department plans to replace several major pieces of equipment which are outdated. These include:

Digital equipment costing more than £300,000 to speed up the screening of barium enemas and barium meals

Two adjustable X-ray tables at a cost of £100,000 used to lift patients from wheelchairs

Specialist dental equipment worth £50,000 allowing improved X-rays of the face, jaws and teeth

Two new ultrasound scanners costing a total of £180,000; one will be used for expectant mums while the other will be used to diagnose gynaecological problems and abnormalities in organs such as the kidney, liver or gall bladder.

Clinical director of radiology, Dr Daniel Asamoah, praised the work of directorate manager Carol Hudson and chief executive Mike Deegan for the active part they played in co-ordinating the bid for the cash and added: "The equipment will bring Warrington Hospital to the forefront of new technology, enabling us to give an improved service to patients and allowing staff to carry out procedures more efficiently."

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