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A team of over 50 apprentices and graduates from Siemens and South West Trains (SWT) joined forces last week for a two-day teambuilding exercise to help the expansion of Swanage Railway, ahead of Volunteers Week (1- 7 June).

One of the biggest IT transformation programmes in British history has moved a step closer to fruition following the recent publication of a government strategy. More than 53 million smart meters will be deployed in homes and small businesses across Great Britain by 2020, which will have a far-reaching impact on the nation’s energy industry.

A combination of imaging systems from Siemens Healthcare is playing a key role in helping Southmead Hospital to achieve its aim of becoming a leading provider of health services in Europe. With the hospital’s new £430m Brunel building offering pioneering treatment within state-of-the-art facilities, Siemens technology is rapidly increasing the speed of patient assessment, enabling elevated levels of patient throughput.

Siemens hosted its third annual UK University Relations Event with its UK partner universities, at the Manufacturing Technology Centre on Wednesday, June 3rd.

Hull City Council’s Planning Committee today (June 3) granted approval for plans by global wind energy market leader Siemens for a turbine blade factory and associated facilities in the city.

St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey’s purpose-built Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratories is being showcased as a centre of excellence, with the help of an Artis zeeTM ceiling-mounted and a floor-mounted imaging system from Siemens Healthcare. The Cardiac Unit is a result of a partnership between InHealth and Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, bringing the Trust’s cardiac diagnostic facilities together under one roof. The unit has been making use of the system’s dose-saving applications that are delivered as standard with the Artis zee.

Two triple-outlet, multi-standard rapid charging points have been supplied and installed bySiemens in Cirencester and Moreton-in-Marsh for Cotswold District Council (CDC),providing fast top-ups for visitors and residents with electric vehicles travelling within and through the region.

Leading train manufacturer and maintainer Siemens Rail Systems has been awarded five stars in the EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) Recognised for Excellence (R4E) programme.

The University of Glasgow has recently received significant external funding from sources including the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF), ERDF, the Dr Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation and the Wolfson Foundation to support investment in state-of-the-art research facilities. This includes two high-resolution imaging systems from Siemens Healthcare with a primary initial focus on brain research. The technology will provide detailed insights into the brain’s structure, function and biochemistry in order to find causes and new treatments into various conditions. The technology includes a powerful MAGNETOM® 7T MR system, the first of its kind to be installed in a clinical setting in the UK, and a MAGNETOM 3T MR.

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.