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Leading medical charity Cobalt has held its inaugural annual Dementia Conference, attracting over 100 healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis and care of dementia patients, including radiologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, and nursing staff. Held in conjunction with Siemens Healthcare, the event saw educational institutions share research findings and important discussion take place on the disease, as the charity continues to support efforts to improve dementia diagnosis rates through its PET/CT technology.

A new Accident and Emergency Department has recently been launched at Northwick Park Hospital, part of London North West Healthcare NHS Trust. The department has installed three Ysio digital radiography systems from Siemens Healthcare to help provide a 24 hour emergency service 365 days a year. The systems are being used to treat a range of patients attending the Emergency Department and Urgent Care Centre. The radiographers have commented on the systems’ ease-of-use which has aided them in working quickly and efficiently, along with excellent image quality. le

Siemens Healthcare recently held a liver disease awareness and screening day at its UK head office in Frimley, Surrey as part of the British Liver Trust’s Love Your Liver campaign. The day provided employees with information on liver disease to promote good health and the opportunity to participate in liver screening using its advanced ultrasound technology. The event follows statistics from the British Liver Trust showing 20% of the population to be at risk of liver disease due to factors including alcohol, obesity and viral hepatitis.

Siemens Healthcare has launched its new portable and compact ACUSON P500TM ultrasound system, FROSK edition, enabling rapid imaging even in difficult scanning conditions. The hand-held technology can be easily carried and positioned in a range of clinical environments and is ready to image in less than 30 seconds, making it ideal for emergency settings. The system introduces two new advanced technologies that ensure sharp ultrasound images, regardless of patient and probe motion.

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A new cycle detection system that uses in-ground, low-power, wireless detectors launched by Siemens is on show at Taffex 2015. WiMag Cycle Detection uses microwave radar technology to identify and count bicycles of all types, including those constructed from carbon fibre. The solution complements the company’s existing WiMag, loop and radar detection solutions.

As event partner, Siemens is once again leading from the front at Traffex 2015, the 27th edition of the biennial traffic engineering, road safety and highways maintenance exhibition held at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK (21-23 April 2015) and regarded as the UK’s most important traffic industry event for local authorities, contractors, civil engineers and transport network operators.

With the launch of the sixth generation ST950 intersection controller at Traffex in 2013, Siemens introduced a host of new features and new levels of controller accessibility and safety. Integral UTMC OTU, 4-stream MOVA 7, LRT functionality, Pelican, Puffin and Toucan control, easy to follow, web-style browser user interfaces and greater flexibility were just some of the ST950 highlights.

A new traffic solution that provides Pedestrian Countdown at Traffic Signals (PCaTS) is being showcased at Traffex 2015 (21-23 April) by event partner Siemens on stand number C10.

New technology which communicates between traffic signals and motorists to help the way they drive is being rolled out across Newcastle as part of a joint co-operative project with Siemens.

Traffic signals across the city of Leicester are to be replaced with longer-lasting, energy saving LED signals which reduce carbon emissions and operational costs, Leicester City Council announced this month and the installation work will be carried out by Siemens.

Installation of a network of new rapid charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) is underway in Poole, Bournemouth and Dorset as part of a complete EV package with three years maintenance support provided by Siemens.