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NMH | 2024 192 Health and Social Care Professionals T he Radiology Department at NMH is equipped with a range of state-of-the-art equipment enabling provision of a high quality clinical service delivered by a specialised clinical team and dedicated support team. The Department provides diagnostic services to both adult and neonatal patients. It is equipped with general radiography, a fluoroscopy suite, ultrasound, MRI and a portable X-ray and ultrasound service (adult and neonatal). The main Radiology Department is located on the ground floor with a state of the art fluoroscopy suite and digital radiography. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Unit In October 2024, the Gynae Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) service commenced with 5 patients scanned per week referred from the Gynaecology Outpatient clinic: there were 49 scans performed. The National Fetal MRI service, which is an all-island service since May 2022, continues to grow in numbers greater than 350 studies performed in 2024. We plan to reinstate the MR Sedation Service for our patients under a year that are no longer suitable for a feed and wrap study. There was exciting news for the MRI Department as funding has been approved for a Doppler Ultrasound Gating device used for Fetal Cardiac Imaging which is compatible with the MRI scanner. It will be beneficial towards our patients with an unclear prenatal diagnosis by Fetal Echocardiogram with the aim of improved neonatal outcomes. It will be Radiology a complementary tool to Fetal Echo and will be most beneficial with increased gestational age. Radiology Ultrasound Within the Radiology Department, Katie Campbell was appointed as our new Ultrasound Clinical Specialist Sonographer. Katie has been making very positive changes and has introduced quality improvements initiatives for our adult gynae patients. We hope to grow and improve this service going into 2025. The National Hip programme continues to grow with timely access for our neonatal patients for hip screening. Portable ultrasound within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit continues to be busy with portable ultrasounds performed daily to help care for our precious tiny patients. Updates On November 8th 2024, the Hospital officially celebrated World Radiography Day for the first time. It was a fun day with a quiz, treats and information on the Department displayed outside the canteen. We had our biggest upgrade to date with our AGFA Imaging and Archive System with successful migration of all our previous imaging and reports with minimal disruption to services provided. 2024 was the year that the Radiology Department became more sustainable by doing our bit for the environment by going paperless! All our Radiology referrals are now sent via our AGFA Radiology System with paper requests no longer accepted. Intensive training and support have been provided to the relevant departments that place radiology requests. Overall 2024 was another busy and productive year for the department and we look forward with enthusiasm to further developments for 2025. Laura Moyles Radiographic Services Manager and Prof Gabrielle Colleran, Head of Department. Investigation performed on adults Investigation performed on neonates Hysterosalpingogram and general radiography General radiography Fluoroscopy studies: Cystograms Fluoroscopy studies: Barium swallow/meal, contrast enemas MRI imaging: Fetal, placental and gynae Ultrasound imaging MRI neonatal imaging Sheila Fronda, Staff Nurse, Dr Freya McGuinness, Specialist Registrar in Neonatology and Lhily De Fiesta, Staff Nurse in the Neonatal Unit with the Mobilett. The Mobilett is a high-end digital mobile X-ray system that provides high-quality images suitable for a broad range of examinations. These images offer fast and secure integration into the hospitals Radiology information system, facilitating more efficient workflows. It is painted like a giraffe to appear more friendly in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.