Investment to make picture clearer at Nuffield Health

A £2.6m investment in new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computerised Tomography (CT) scanners at Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital will improve the care of hundreds of patients with a host of health conditions.

The CT scanner will be the only one in West Yorkshire able to offer advanced cardiac imaging. It generates static images of the heart, enabling clinicians to better pinpoint issues and plan the most effective treatment for patients. 

The scanner will also enable the hospital to offer patients CT colonography for the first time, allowing studies of the bowel to be made without the need for invasive investigations.

The investment in the Siemens MRI scanner will also see patients able to access new imaging services including liver diagnostics, breast, vascular, bowel and prostate.

Andrew Pimperton, diagnostic services manager at Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital, said: “This is an exciting development which will both enhance our patients’ experiences and assist our expert staff and nationally renowned consultants in providing the best healthcare and treatment.  

“As a not for profit health organisation, Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital reinvests its profits in the latest technologies to ensure clinical excellence, innovation and a commitment to the long term health and wellbeing of our patients.

“As such, as well as bringing new imaging services to the region, these two new state-of-the-art scanners will also enhance existing services in fields including orthopaedics, neurology, urology and cancer diagnostics.”