\n The development will see a single\u2011storey PET\u2011CT scanner building installed to the east of Southend Hospital, on land currently used by two mobile, lorry\u2011based scanner units.\n<\/p>\n
\n The temporary building, which has been granted permission for a period of five years, will replace the existing mobile scanners and provide a significantly improved environment for both patients and staff.\n<\/p>\n
\n The new unit will be purpose\u2011designed, offering a formal waiting area, consultation rooms and supporting facilities, creating a more comfortable, coherent and accessible setting than the current mobile provision.\n<\/p>\n
\n Hospital leaders say the change will improve patient experience while also supporting more efficient clinical workflows, allowing patients to move smoothly from arrival through scanning and discharge.\n<\/p>\n
\n Although temporary in nature, the building has been designed to sit comfortably within the wider hospital site.\n<\/p>\n
\n The building will be constructed using a high\u2011quality modular system, with durable external finishes chosen to suit a healthcare environment and present a more permanent appearance than the current mobile scanners.\n<\/p>\n
\n When the plans were submitted, Natasha Kerrigan, chief estates and infrastructure officer, said: \u201cWe are upgrading our PET\u2011CT scanning facilities to provide better support for our patients.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIn partnership with Alliance Medical, this modern, purpose\u2011built unit will replace the temporary mobile scanners and offer a larger, more comfortable environment for both patients and staff.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe are also introducing newer scanners that will enhance cancer care and help speed up diagnosis.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThis investment is one of several steps we are taking to strengthen cancer services across mid and south Essex.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n PET-CT scans play a key role in identifying illnesses, particularly cancer, with a non-invasive imaging technique showing radioactive dye to identify detailed areas of the body impacted by disease.\n<\/p>\n
\n The approved development is expected to play an important role in improving diagnostic capacity and resilience at Southend Hospital over the coming years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The development will see a single\u2011storey PET\u2011CT scanner building installed to the east of Southend Hospital, on land…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":613608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-613607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/613608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=613607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}