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Freedom of Information – MSE Group 

Corporate Affairs Team, Corporate Services 

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Basildon University Hospital

Nethermayne

Basildon, Essex, SS16 5NL 

 

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Dear Mr Bradley,

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 19.02.2024, which
has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).  

 

Your request and our response are as follows:

 

 Please can you provide the following information.

 

1. Do you have a Radiology Managed Service running in your trust, if yes
what are the start and end dates?

Response: No, Equipment is managed by the in-house MEMS Team.

2. Do you have a capital replacement plan for Radiology equipment, if so,
please share it?

Response: The Draft plan for 24/25 is currently being worked up pending
capital allocation.  Copies are not yet available.

3. Please share your radiology equipment at risk register.

Please see attached

4. Which contrast injectors do you have installed, please provide make,
models, installation dates and any service provision that you have?

Response: Please see attached list (mse Injectors).

5. Who provides your RIS & PACS?

RIS – Soliton, PACS – Insignia/Intelerad

6. What AI do you have or are investigating for your practice?
Behold AI – Red dot chest, Brainomix

Can you please tell me the following information about the MRI equipment
at the Trust:

1. Please share the makes, model, installation dates and locations of your
MRI scanners?

Broomfield Hospital Basildon Hospital Southend Hospital
2 2 3
1. GE Medical Systems
Signa Explorer -
12/08/2019
1. Philips Healthcare 1. Siemens Aera 1.5T  -
Ingenia 1.2T 1/05/2018 01/04/2011 2. GE Medical Systems
Signa Explorer -
2. Philips Ingenia 1.2T 2. Siemens Magnetom 01/07/2020
- 01/09/2029 Sola 1.5T  - 02/12/2022
3. GE Medical Systems
Signa Architect 3T -
20/07/2020

2. Do you have any service plans running on your MRI scanners. Please
detail scope, length and provider?

Response: Please see attached list (MRI Contracts mse)

3. Do you repair damaged coils. If you do, how much have you spent on
repairing them in the past twelve months?

Response: No, we do not. Damaged coils are repaired by the OEM as part of
the maintenance contract.

4. What procedures do you perform, and which are your most common?
MRI Procedures in order of prevalence:

MRI Head

MRI Spine lumbar and sacral

MRI Spine cervical

MRI Head with contrast

MRCP

MRI Spine whole

MRI Spine lumbar

MRI Knee Rt

MRI Knee Lt

MRI Internal auditory meatus Both

MRI Liver with contrast

MRI Prostate with contrast

MRI Heart

MRI Pelvis gynaecological

MRI Pelvis with contrast

MRI Pelvis

MRI Neck with contrast

MRI Spine thoracic

MRI Small bowel study

MRI Pelvis SIJ Both

MRI Pelvis prostate

MRI Abdomen

MRI Pelvis rectum

MRI Cardiac perfusion

MRI Shoulder Rt

MRI Pituitary with contrast

MRI Breast with contrast Both

MRI Spine cervical with contrast

MRI Shoulder Lt

MRI Ankle Rt

MRI Ankle Lt

MRI Hip Rt

MRI Foot Rt

MRI Foot Lt

MRA Head

MRI Abdomen with contrast

MRI Hip Lt

MRI Brain and cervical cord

MRI Spine thoracolumbar

MRI Orbit Both

MRI Wrist Rt

MRI Whole body

MRI Wrist Lt

MRI Spine lumbar sacral with contrast

MRI Pancreas with contrast

MRI Spine cervicothoracic

MRI Spine whole with contrast

MRI Neck

MRI Small bowel with contrast

MRI Liver with hepatobiliary contrast

MRV Cranial

MRI Spine thoracic with contrast

MRI Temporomandibular joint Both

MRI Heart with contrast

MRI Urinary bladder with contrast

MRI Orbit with contrast Both

MRI Femur Lt

MRI Femur Rt

MRA Renal Both

MRA Carotid Both

MRI Lower leg Lt

MRI Spine sacrum

MRI Brachial plexus

MRI Cardiac stress perfusion

MRI Lower leg Rt

MRI Elbow Rt

MRI Pelvis and prostate with contrast

MRI Elbow Lt

MRI Pancreas

MRI IAM with contrast Both

MRI Sinuses

MRV Venogram

MRI Hip Both

MRI Arthrogram shoulder Rt

MRI Liver

MRI Radiotherapy planning scan orbits

MRI Mastoid Both

MRI Renal Both

MRI Arthrogram shoulder Lt

MRI Foot with contrast Lt

MRI Pituitary

MRI Thorax

MRI Upper arm Lt

MRV Cerebral veins

MRI Foot with contrast Rt

MRI Liver and spleen

MRI Perianal fistula with contrast

MRI Cardiac complex congenital

MRI Upper arm Rt

MRI Adrenal Both

MRI Thorax with contrast

MRI Scrotum

MRI Breast Both

MRI Hand Lt

MRI Spinal cord with contrast

MRI Arthrogram hip Rt

MRI Femur with contrast Rt

MRI Hand Rt

MRI Lumbar spine and pelvis

MRI Lumbar spine with contrast

MRI Spinal cord

MRI Breast implant Both

MRI Femur with contrast Lt

MRI Scaphoid Left

MRI Forearm Rt

MRI Scaphoid Right

MRI Salivary glands

MRA Neck

MRI Hand with contrast Rt

MRI Knee with contrast Rt

MRA Aorta thoracic

MRI Knee with contrast Lt

MRI Fingers Rt

MRI Lower leg with contrast Lt

MRI Spine cervicothoracic with contrast

MRI Abdomen and pelvis

MRI Craniofacial with contrast

MRI Forearm Lt

MRI Shoulder with contrast Rt

MRI Urinary bladder

MRI Scapula Rt

MRI Spine coccyx

MRI Thumb Lt

MRI Arthrogram hip Lt

MRI Head brain perfusion study

MRI Lower leg with contrast Rt

MRI Thigh Both

MRI Urogram

MRI Face with contrast

MRI Hindfoot Rt

MRI Renal with contrast Both

MRI Sinuses with contrast

MRCP with contrast

MRI Adrenal with contrast Both

MRI Fingers Lt

MRI Forefoot Rt

MRI Thumb Rt

MRI Abdomen and pelvis with contrast

MRI Forefoot Lt

MRI Hip with contrast Lt

MRI Perineum

MRA Neck with contrast

MRI Shoulder with contrast Lt

MRI Sternoclavicular joint Both

MRI Scapula Lt

MRI Trigeminal nerve with contrast

MRI Upper arm with contrast Rt

MRI Wrist with contrast Lt

MRI Forearm with contrast Lt

MRI Hip with contrast Rt

MRI Anal sphincter

MRI Buttock Lt

MRI Hindfoot Lt

MRI Oral cavity

MRI Pelvis & bladder

MRI Pelvis and hip Both

MRI Sternum

MRI Upper arm with contrast Lt

MRA Head with contrast

MRI Buttock Rt

MRI Calcaneus Lt

MRI Elbow with contrast Rt

MRI Multiparametric prostate

MRI Penis

MRI Thigh Right

MRI Achilles tendon Right

MRI Ankle with contrast Rt

MRI Buttock Both

MRI Cervix

MRI Femur Both

MRI Hand with contrast Lt

MRI Mediastinum

MRI Prostate spectroscopy

MRI Thigh Left

MRI Trigeminal nerve

MRI Wrist with contrast Rt

MRI Arthrogram wrist Rt

MRI Brachial plexus with contrast

MRI Calcaneus Rt

MRI Enteroclysis

MRI Forearm with contrast Rt

MRI Groin Left

MRI Liver and spleen with contrast

MRI Lower leg Both

MRI Lumbar spine and pelvis with Cont

MRI Lumbar spine and sacroiliac joints

MRI Thoracic inlet and outlet

MRA Aorta whole

MRI Achilles tendon Left

MRI Ankle with contrast Lt

MRI Axilla with contrast Rt

MRI Knee Both

MRI Lower leg with contrast Both

MRI Salivary glands with contrast

MRI Soft Tissue Neck

MRI Spine sacrum with contrast

MRI Sternoclavicular Jt with Cont Both

MRA Lower limb Both

MRA Upper limb Rt

MRI Axilla with contrast Lt

MRI Breast Lt

MRI Clavicle Lt

MRI Face

MRI Groin Right

MRI Hip with contrast Both

MRI Parotid gland with contrast

MRI Spine thoracic lumbar with contrast

MRI Temporomandibular joint Left

MRI Thigh with contrast Right

MRI Tongue with contrast

MRA Renal and visceral

MRA Subclavian artery Both

MRA Upper limb Lt

MRI Acromioclavicular joint Rt

MRI Arthrogram wrist Lt

MRI Brain with contrast intraoperative

MRI Breast Rt

MRI Breast with contrast Rt

MRI Card Morph Func stress with contrast

MRI Cardiac myocardial viability

MRI Clavicle Rt

MRI Elbow with contrast Lt

MRI Floor of mouth

MRI Groin Both

MRI Head stereotactic planning

MRI Larynx with contrast

MRI Lower limb Both

MRI Lower limb with contrast Right

MRI Lumbosacral plexus

MRI Mandible

MRI Midfoot Rt

MRI of the LT Femur

MRI Parotid

MRI Pelvis and rectum with contrast

MRI Radiotherapy planning scan cervix

MRI Skull base

MRI Temporomandibular joint Right

MRI Thoracic outlet with contrast

MRA Aorta abdominal

MRA Iliac artery

MRA Pulmonary arteries

MRA Subclavian artery Left

MRA Subclavian artery Right

MRA Upper limb Both

MRA Whole body

MRI Acromioclavicular joint Lt

MRI Axilla Lt

MRI Axilla Rt

MRI Axilla with contrast Both

MRI Brain volume with contrast

MRI Breast with contrast Lt

MRI Cardiac morphology function

MRI Craniofacial

MRI Facial nerve

MRI Femur with contrast Both

MRI Fetus spine

MRI Floor of mouth with contrast

MRI Foot Both

MRI Foot with contrast Both

MRI Guided core biopsy breast Lt

MRI Guided FNA breast Rt

MRI Hand with contrast Both

MRI Head spectroscopy

MRI Larynx

MRI of the RT Femur

MRI Pelvis endocavity

MRI Pelvis obstetric

MRI Pelvis SIJ with contrast Both

MRI Post nasal space

MRI Rib

MRI Scapula Both

MRI Shoulder Both

MRI Sterno-clavicular

MRI Submandibular gland

MRI Thigh with contrast Left

MRI Thoracic inlet with contrast

MRI Tongue

MRI Upper arm Both

MRV Inferior vena cava

MRV Pelvis

MRV Subclavian vein Left

MRV Subclavian vein Right

MRV Superior vena cava

 

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Corporate Affairs Team, Corporate Services 

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Dear Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust,

Please can you provide the following information.
1. Do you have a Radiology Managed Service running in your trust, if yes
what are the start and end dates?
2. Do you have a capital replacement plan for Radiology equipment, if so,
please share it?
3. Please share your radiology equipment at risk register.
4. Which contrast injectors do you have installed, please provide make,
models, installation dates and any service provision that you have?
5. Who provides your RIS & PACS?
6. What AI do you have or are investigating for your practice?

Can you please tell me the following information about the MRI equipment
at the Trust:
1. Please share the makes, model, installation dates and locations of your
MRI scanners?
2. Do you have any service plans running on your MRI scanners. Please
detail scope, length and provider?
3. Do you repair damaged coils. If you do, how much have you spent on
repairing them in the past twelve months?
4. What procedures do you perform, and which are your most common?

Yours faithfully,

Joseph Bradley

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