Diagnostic Imaging
Diagnostic Imaging departments are under mounting pressure to increase patient throughput, often against a background of diminishing resources.
The high purchase and running costs of Diagnostic Imaging equipment has led to many systems reaching the end of their useful life without being replaced with newer, more appropriate technologies.
Now, with commissioners and referrers likely to exercise choice more often, the quality and cost of services are key selling points.
Collaborative strategy
Imaging departments in Radiology, Cardiology and Women’s Healthcare, amongst others, require a clinically robust and affordable way to access the advanced imaging technology that can attract patients, enhance diagnostic quality and boost productivity.
We work in partnership with Imaging departments across your Hospital or clinic to create and deliver tailored solutions that take into account every aspect of your needs from planning to operation. These solutions can include as much or as little of the service as required, including design, build, procurement, equipment maintenance and consumables supply and management.
With independent and impartial access to all your chosen suppliers, we are able to build a programme over the term of a contract that is right for your department, positively influencing diagnostic quality, improving patient throughput, reducing risk and creating a better environment for patients and staff.
The Asteral difference
As a vendor-independent service provider we deliver a tailored mix of the best technologies, designed to meet all your clinical and financial requirements.
Our solutions provide access to the very latest diagnostic systems, through flexible contracts that can be as short as the recommended useful life of an imaging technology to multi-life solutions that include a defined equipment replacement strategy.
Supporting the Asteral service is a team of skilled and experienced staff, more than 50% of who have worked within the NHS, giving us the understanding and empathy to deliver high quality services in true partnership.
