New £1M MRI scanner at KGH

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A new MRI scanner worth £1M has been purchased by Kettering General Hospital.

Designed to improve the care for around 13,000 people who need these type of scans each year, however it won't be available for a few months.

Set to be up and running by November, work will begin tomorrow (Monday 9th June) to extend the existing MRI department to accommodate the new scanner.

Grace Goh, consultant radiologist at the hospital said in one of their press statements: "We may be able to identify problems - such as stroke or cancer - at an earlier stage."

Building work is set to take around 18 weeks, which will involve establishing 'a small compound' between the A&E department and the main reception.

Despite it being a large investment, the Trust say that it will save money in the long-term due to the hiring of the mobile scanner being around £500,000 a year. 

The hospital currently only has one MRI scanner, with them hiring out a mobile scanner to complete heavy workloads. 

By Stephen Matthews