A grand opening for Bath Clinic’s newly refurbished imaging department was held on Thursday 7th November, with guest of honour Kenny Doughty, star of ITV crime drama Vera.
Kogie Naidoo with Kenny Doughty, Mayor of Bath Michelle O’Doherty and Cllr Karen Walker | Photo © Owen Mogg
Mr Doughty cut the ribbon alongside invited guests, staff and doctors at the private hospital in Combe Down.
Following a tour of the department, Mr Doughty spent time with the hospital’s imaging team, understanding firsthand how important imaging and diagnostics are to a patient’s treatment and recovery.
Located in Claverton Down, Bath Clinic is the city’s only private hospital and has been for over 40 years.
Alongside ITV’s Kenny Doughty, were representatives from Radio Bath, Bath Rugby, Milstead Langdon LLP and Bluebird Care.
The Bath Clinic imaging team | Photo © Owen Mogg
The newly refurbished department, completed in October, now boasts a state-of-the-art CT scanner, mammography machine and the latest digital X-ray equipment.
Costing £600,000, the department has been re-equipped and configured to offer patients a modern and calming environment.
The new equipment specially procured for the hospital offers the imaging team a significantly higher quality of image.
This improved image quality enables better visualisation of fine structures and subtle variations in tissue density.
The specially commissioned imaging department cake | Photo © Owen Mogg
While touring the facility, Mr Doughty was shown the hospital’s new mammography machine while Mary-Anne Steele, Clinical Services Manager for Imaging, explained how
Bath Clinic could now offer tomosynthesis.
Tomosynthesis produces a more detailed image of a patient’s breast than a standard mammogram. In denser breast tissue, the technique reduces false-positive results and improves the accuracy of cancer detection.
Following a tour of the department, guests were treated to an afternoon tea and Mr Doughty said a few words to staff and guests who gathered to mark the important milestone in the hospital’s investment programme which began in 2021.
Kogie Naidoo, Executive Director of Bath Clinic, said: “It was an honour to welcome Kenny Doughty and representatives from across our community to join us for such an important event.
“We pride ourselves in offering our patients the latest in medical technology.
“Our new imaging department represents us making good on that commitment and promises to ensure that we can continue to deliver an outstanding quality of care for many years to come.”
