Patients across East Lancashire are now reaping the benefits of two new, state of the art MRI scanners that have been installed at Burnley General Teaching Hospital.
The new machines provide more advanced and high-quality images and offers outstanding clinical performance. Due to the enhanced technology, the time a patient spends in the scanner is significantly reduced. This means we are able to perform more scans, reducing our patient waiting times. The system is also ‘whisper quiet’, giving the patient improved comfort and a much better experience overall.
The scanners are housed in a purpose-built modular building next to the new £10m Fairhurst building. There is a dedicated entrance for outpatients so they do not need to enter the main hospital building and a connecting corridor from the main building provides easy access for inpatients.
Carol Wood, Radiology Operations Manager for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust said:
“As part of our work to restore services suspended due to COVID-19, the installation of the new scanners are instrumental in ensuring we can continue to deliver Safe, Personal and Effective care to all of our patients. Their arrival has already significantly increased our patients experience and subsequently lifted staff morale. Looking to the future we hope having the most up to date equipment will help us attract new additional staff to the Trust.”
