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Siemens has bolstered its portfolio of industrial communications solutions with the announcement of a new technology partnership with communications specialist, Arkessa.

Siemens Power Generation Services in Newcastle hosted Julie Elliott, MP for the Sunderland Central constituency and Shadow Energy and Climate Change Minister, on a tour of the business’s Training Centre in Byker, Newcastle.

Siemens is one of the UK’s leading apprenticeship employers and this year will reach the milestone of 500 apprentices on its longstanding programme. As a major engineering employer in the UK, with around 14,000 employees, there is little doubt that apprenticeships deliver value for Siemens

Siemens has won the contract to provide the traffic signal control system for Suzhou Industrial Park’s Administrative Committee (SIPAC) ITS Phase II Project in China. Under the contract, the company will supply 110 ST950 traffic controllers, designed and manufactured by Siemens in the UK and a UTC/SCOOT traffic management system. Installation supervision, commissioning and integration services will also be provided.

The Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), part of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is upgrading its CT capabilities with state-of-the-art technology from Siemens Healthcare. The SOMATOM® Force will allow the Hospital’s patients to be imaged quickly and easily at the lowest achievable dose. It will also allow patients to be administered with a lower quantity of contrast agent which results in a safer procedure. Along with a new CT system, the hospital is also installing an Artis zee™ Multi-Purpose (MP) from Siemens Healthcare which will be used for general fluoroscopy procedures.

As part of UK-wide efforts to tackle liver disease, the third commonest cause of death in under 65s, a leading charity calls for the Government to back liver health screening

Siemens today began the next phase of its recruitment in Hull, by advertising specialist roles which will shape its operations at the city’s Alexandra Dock.

Siemens and London Transport Museum will today launch a unique partnership to encourage young people into transport-related jobs and reduce the skills gap facing Britain’s transport and engineering industries. The partnership will be launched at a Westminster event attended by skills minister Nick Boles.

Cardiff University has confirmed its plans to utilise advanced MR imaging technology within its new Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), in a bid to make the centre one of the top brain imaging facilities in Europe.

Haywood Hospital, part of Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust, has become the first in the UK to benefit from an Ysio Max digital radiography system from Siemens Healthcare. The hospital chose the system due to its light and manoeuvrable MAX detector which is allowing flexibility and promoting ease of use. This is particularly benefitting patients with restricted mobility, giving them a more comfortable experience.

The first release of the all-new Stratos Outstation has now been launched by Siemens. Based on a powerful new outstation platform, the new Stratos Outstation initially provides UTMC OTU functionality for use with Stratos and all existing Siemens UTC applications which support UTMC communications.

Enhanced imaging capabilities and an increase in the speed at which key procedures can be delivered to patients are two of the key benefits that a specialist clinic in Cheltenham has experienced following the addition of new ultrasound technology. Thirlestaine Breast Centre has recently installed four ACUSON S2000™ diagnostic ultrasound systems from Siemens Healthcare to assist with its ongoing goal of providing a centre of excellence for breast screening, diagnosis and care of breast cancer patients.