In line with this expansion HSL now has regional offices in the East Midlands and the South West, increasing our overall team within GB by approximately 20% and demonstrating the continued success of HSL in England, Scotland and Wales and our ambition to grow our expertise in delivering cutting-edge audio-visual solutions to the healthcare sector and beyond.

Established over 60 years ago as a trusted supplier to healthcare providers on the Island of Ireland, HSL has developed an exceptional reputation through the delivery of innovative healthcare technology, surgical equipment, diagnostic imaging technologies and video conferencing solutions. Our growth strategy continues to focus on the GB market and over recent years we have seen significant expansion beyond the healthcare sector with audio-visual projects spanning across education and academia, judicial, and public services and developing and rolling-out a range of projects as a supplier for brands including Zoom, Teams, Yealink, Cisco, Pexip and Lenovo, among others.

“Due to our continued success since launching into the GB market, HSL has identified the need for advanced audio-visual solutions within the healthcare, public and private sectors and have further developed our portfolio of products and services to further expand our solutions and offerings,” said Steve Leatherland, Regional Director of Operations in GB for HSL. “These diversified markets and the continued drive for hospitals and trusts to move forward with digital hospitals have been catalysts to our continued business growth in this area.”

Commenting on the continued diversification of HSL’s audio-visual offering and the commitment displayed to its growing team, Sales Manager Matthew Sims said, “The team are excited about continuing to grow our strong client relationships and finding innovative solutions for meeting evolving client needs as well as partnering with new clients as our portfolio and market presence expand across GB.”

Highlighting growth outside of the traditional healthcare sector, HSL’s audio-visual team has recently completed a busy summer of installations for Loughborough Schools Foundation, a family of independent schools based in Leicester. Working closely in partnership with HSL, the school has continued the integration of professional audio-visual equipment across the site, including Epson projection, Prowise touchscreens, Extron video and control systems, and JBL and Crown audio systems. HSL has worked closely with Loughborough Schools Foundations’ internal teams to facilitate the standardisation of equipment across all classrooms and halls, creating an environment in which a teacher can enter any room and know exactly how to control any system.

Commenting on the project delivery, Tim Cottam, Programme Manager for GB at HSL commented: “The project management and integration team have once again worked in unison to successfully deliver various projects across the site, all with the increasing complexity of product delivery delays – thanks to a sustained surge in the need for technology integration across all sectors. A big thank you to everyone involved.”

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Specialist distributor of medical and surgical equipment, consumable products, and healthcare IT solutions, Belfast, Dublin and Midlands-based Hospital Services Limited (HSL) has announced an innovative new project which applies the company’s long-standing expertise in forward-thinking healthcare solutions through the customisation and supply of purpose-built, sound-proof workstations which can be adapted to a wide range of requirements by healthcare professionals.

With the launch of their new Acoustic Pod Collection, HSL is enabling healthcare professionals to create usable and secure work and consultation spaces within their existing facilities to allow for better collaboration amongst medical professionals and aid remote consultations and diagnostics between patients and their doctors.

The units range in size from the one-person Solo and Single Privacy Pods to larger Connect dual-person pods and Engage meeting pods which facilitate up to four people per pod. The exterior of these fully customisable pods is designed with steel and glass, with intricately fabricated acoustic panelling, foam, and sound-seclusion sealing guaranteeing privacy for confidential discussions and teleconferences. The ‘room within a room’ dynamic is ideal for open-plan workspaces and features include but are not limited to adjustable lighting, ventilation system, frosted glass for brand placement or privacy, worktables, upholstered bench seating, power outlet, data plugs, USB charging and other computer connections. HSL’s suite of technology from its Telehealth division can also be utilised, allowing for effortless software and hardware collaboration. The team proudly applies their expertise in supplying mobile and portable technologies for Diagnostic and Telehealth applications, and clients are fully encouraged and supported in their decision to customise their pods.

Innovation is one of HSL’s core values and ensuring patient care is the company’s main priority, and this technological solution will help ensure safety, efficiency and accessibility for healthcare practitioners and Oliver McDaniel, Director of Sales at HSL, was at the forefront of the rise in demand for this solution during the Covid-19 pandemic. “The Acoustic Pod Collection was designed to address two core issues relating to open plan environments,” said Oliver. “The ergonomic and functional pods are packed with the latest technology and custom features to supply acoustic and visual privacy.”

He added, “Healthcare teams are looking to connect with clients virtually in aid of social-distancing. But also, spaces may be re-purposed to allow for more video consultations and meetings. These pods are an ideal solution. Popular examples of how these pods are being used can be found within Radiology where images can be reviewed remotely, or within healthcare teams who are virtually collaborating internally to discuss a patient’s follow-up.”

Since the launch of HSL’s Acoustic Pod Collection this month, the company has already seen significant interest from a number of health trusts across the UK and Ireland. “We are well positioned to deliver these innovative meeting and workspace requirements to our clients because of our in-depth understanding of their needs and approaches which has been developed over years of close working side-by-side with our clients. We look forward to continuing to roll out our Pods over the coming months as healthcare professionals explore new ways to work through remote and socially-distanced approaches,” Oliver added.

To learn more about how HSL is helping healthcare providers across the UK and Ireland deliver the highest level of patient care through innovative diagnostic, telehealth, and imaging solutions, visit www.hsl.ie.  

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The Hologic 3Dimensions Mammography System is widely recognised for its unrivalled performance providing outstanding 2D and 3D images for radiologists, a better and more comfortable examination for patients and enhanced workflow for mammographers. With results backed by more than 200 clinical studies, four of the eight dedicated symptomatic breast centres in the HSE now have the capability of utilising tomosynthesis to further aid early breast cancer detection.

“The introduction of tomosynthesis to our symptomatic service has simplified the diagnostic work up and increased accuracy. The establishment of synthesized 2D mammography (Intelligent2D) as a viable alternative to conventional digital mammography will allow us to achieve this goal with no additional radiation dose to our patients”, said Dr Ronan McDermott, consultant radiologist at St James’s.

Each installation comprises the Hologic 3Dimensions unit, an Affirm Tomosynthesis Breast Biopsy Guidance System as well as a Brevera Biopsy Console, offering the user real time visualisation of core samples.  CAD and QUANTRA (breast density) software has been installed at each site, thereby equipping centres with the complete suite of Hologic Mammography solutions.

Commenting on the achievement, Paula Scully, now HSL’s GB business consultant, former EMEA business director for Hologic said, “I have great confidence in the HSL team both in Ireland and GB to deliver our tough sales objectives. As a customer-focused organisation HSL has assembled a great portfolio of market-leading products for sale in the UK / Ireland market. In addition to the proven Hologic Mammography Systems, we offer the range of Shimadzu Digital Radiography solutions for x-ray and mobiles, along with other x-ray solutions covering dental, veterinary and allied institutions plus a range of associated hardware and consumables”.

Picture: With the Hologic 3Dimensions Mammography Installation at St James’s University Hospital, Dublin (L-R): Colletta Tafangombe and Eva Handy, both radiographers; Dominic Walsh, Chief Executive, HSL; Breidge Flood, HSL; Dr Ronan McDermott, consultant radiologist; Vindhya Madappa, clinical specialist radiographer; Becky O’Loughlin, CNS Breast Care and Melisa Platino, radiographer.

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