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Paul Copeland has been appointed Managing Director of Siemens Rail Automation UK with immediate effect.

Over the weekend of 12 – 14 October, Siemens Rail Automation successfully commissioned the Crewe to Shrewsbury Modular Signalling Pilot Programme, with control of the line now being undertaken from Network Rail’s Regional Operating Control Centre in Cardiff.

Mike Rolls, director, Business Development, Sustainability & Government Affairs, Siemens Energy UK was presented yesterday (Wednesday, 27 November) with a prestigious lifetime achievement award by the Combined Heat and Power Association (CHPA). The CHPA Champion Award was sponsored by Vital Energi.

Siemens Healthcare has launched two new apprenticeship schemes in the UK and is now offering apprenticeships in Field Service and Technical Sales. The company is looking to maximise talent within the organisation by offering a combination of theoretical and vocational study, providing individuals the opportunity to develop in-demand skills and gain a professional qualification.

Siemens Healthcare recently hosted a four-day advanced cardiovascular CT course at Siemens Healthcare Headquarters in Frimley, Surrey. The specialist course ran in collaboration with the National Heart and Lung Institute and was designed to provide advanced, practical experience to cardiovascular imaging professionals. It was also developed to bolster confidence when dealing with cardiovascular CT, above and beyond basic reporting.

A dedicated two-day course, designed to introduce and build knowledge of PET-CT technology and procedures, has been successfully completed by radiologists, physicists, and radiographers from the UK and Europe.

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust has recently installed an Artis zeeTM Multi-purpose (MP) from Siemens Healthcare. The interventional imaging system was selected for its dose-saving CARE (Combined Applications to Reduce Exposure) and CLEAR (advanced image post-processing) features, which is delivered as standard, along with its ability to image bariatric patients with ease.

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) in Oswestry, Shropshire has installed an ACUSON S2000™ ultrasound system from Siemens Healthcare. The system’s workload is made up of 60% musculoskeletal procedures and 40% GP direct access ultrasound. Sonographers using the system are already beginning to benefit from improved clinical confidence due to the fine detail presented on images.

Eastbourne District General Hospital, part of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, is benefitting from high quality images for enhanced clinical diagnosis following the installation of an AXIOM Luminos dRF™ from Siemens Healthcare. The two-in-one fully digital radiography and fluoroscopy system produces instant images via the fixed 43cm x 43cm detector in the table and the wireless detector.

Siemens Healthcare has demonstrated a number of new cardiology solutions as part of its “Agenda 2013” sector initiative at this year’s European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress in Amsterdam. To support patients and clinicians, Siemens has developed products and solutions especially tailored to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. These include a new cardiac catheter, clinical IT, applications for CT and MR imaging and a new system for cardiac molecular imaging.

Siemens Healthcare has launched two new apprenticeship schemes in the UK and is now offering apprenticeships in Field Service and Technical Sales. The company is looking to maximise talent within the organisation by offering a combination of theoretical and vocational study, providing individuals the opportunity to develop in-demand skills and gain a professional qualification.

King’s Mill Hospital, part of the Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has installed a MAGNETOM® Aera 1.5T MR system from Siemens Healthcare. The hospital is using the system, which replaces a previous-generation system, for a broad range of imaging including neurological and orthopaedic procedures. The hospital also hopes to expand services in the future to include cardiac and breast imaging.