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RMS CLINICAL DIRECTOR CELEBRATES 35 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY

Posted on 9th October 2020 at 11:21

RMS founder and clinical director William Bailey has had an outstanding career in Radiology and is celebrating 35 years in the industry.

Bill’s career has included managing the MR and CT department at Manchester Royal Infirmary as well as co-founding RMS in 2011. A career highlight for Bill was implementing a national fast stroke MRI protocol and helping to lead the implementation of a post-mortem imagining service in Manchester and, subsequently, nationally.

RMS EXPAND RADIOLOGY OFFERING INTO YORKSHIRE

Posted on 17th September 2020 at 13:12

RMS, the radiology scanning specialist, has expanded its reach into Yorkshire with the addition of a 12-month contract in Yorkshire that will see their highly trained CT radiographers running a 7-day 12-hour service to support an onsite mobile unit as well as increasing inhouse CT capacity at a separate site.

RMS AWARDED FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR RADIOLOGY SERVICES

Posted on 11th February 2020 at 10:32

Radiology Management Solutions (RMS) has been awarded a 4-year framework agreement for the supply of radiology capacity management services by the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The framework means that NHS Trusts will be able to quickly work with RMS without lengthy procurement and tendering processes and is available for use by all NHS bodies and other public sector organisations in the UK.

NEW FASTER DIAGNOSIS STANDARD SET TO IMPACT RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENTS

Posted on 10th February 2020 at 15:37

The new Faster Diagnosis Standard, to be introduced in April 2020, will put additional pressure on imaging departments to meet cancer diagnosis deadlines.

The Faster Diagnosis Standard sets out to ensure that all patients who are referred for the investigation of suspected cancer find out within 28 days if they do or do not have a cancer diagnosis.

RMS GETS POSITIVE FEEDBACK FOR 18 HOUR RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT OPENING

Posted on 16th January 2020 at 10:24

Radiology Management Solutions (RMS) has received positive feedback from patients at a Northwest Trust who have benefitted from increasing the availability of scanning appointments by opening up the department from 6.00am until midnight.

RMS EXTENDS OFFERING TO INCLUDE PLAIN FILM REPORTING

Posted on 14th October 2019 at 13:07

Radiology Management Solutions (RMS) is pleased to announce a collaboration with esteemed radiographers, Paul Rowe and Mike MacKenzie, to provide a complete in-house scanning and plain film reporting service to its NHS clients.

RMS provide an innovative scanning solution to help NHS Trusts reduce radiology waiting lists, which can often be at the core of hospital backlogs and bed blocking, as patients require diagnostic imaging before treatment.

INTERNATIONAL CANCER STUDY SHOWS UK LAGS BEHIND OTHER HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES

Posted on 12th September 2019 at 14:09

A study by the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (managed by Cancer Research) has found that cancer survival in the UK has improved, but the country is still not performing as well as other high income countries such as Norway and Australia.

The study, which was published in the Lancet Oncology, looked at 3.9 million cancer cases between 1995 and 2014 in 7 comparable countries – Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and the UK.

RMS WARNS TO PREPARE EARLY FOR WINTER PRESSURES

Posted on 15th July 2019 at 11:22

Radiology Management Solutions (RMS) warns hospitals that they need to be prepared for another winter of increasing winter pressure across all departments. Although receiving less media coverage than in previous years, last winter saw some of the worst statistics on delivering healthcare over the winter period.

RMS SHORTLISTED FOR EXCELLENCE IN SUPPLY AWARDS

Posted on 5th September 2018 at 10:10

RMS, the radiology management business has been shortlisted in the prestigious North West Excellence in Supply Awards, for the categories Small Business and Support Services.

RMS MAKES ANNUAL SAVING OF £1.6M FOR NHS CUSTOMERS

Posted on 8th August 2018 at 12:04

Radiology Management Solutions (RMS) estimate that an overall annual saving of circa £1.6million has been made across the Trusts that they work with. This saving was calculated based on extending the working hours of a radiology department rather than using a rented mobile unit on site.

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