Unlike traditional mobile X-ray systems that produce a single static image, DDR captures a rapid sequence of images over time, creating a dynamic view of anatomy in motion. This allows clinicians to visualise physiological movement such as lung expansion, diaphragmatic motion and changes in airflow directly at the bedside. The result is functional insight that goes beyond anatomy alone, delivered using a workflow that fits seamlessly into routine radiographic practice.

The AeroDR TX has been designed to make this advanced capability practical in everyday clinical settings. Compact, manoeuvrable and wireless, the system enables radiographers to perform both static and dynamic imaging using the same mobile unit, without transferring patients to an imaging department. This is particularly valuable for critically ill or immobile patients, where minimising movement can reduce risk, improve comfort and save valuable clinical time.

By combining DDR with mobile radiography, AeroDR TX supports more informed clinical decision-making while maintaining low radiation dose and efficient examination times. For imaging teams, the technology feels familiar to use, yet opens the door to new ways of assessing patient physiology, especially in acute and critical care pathways where speed and insight matter most.

To help NHS Trusts fully explore the potential of this technology, HSL is offering an in-Trust education programme titled DDR Insight Event: Mobile X-Ray Education Session. This CPD-accredited session is designed to give radiographers, clinicians and imaging leaders the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with AeroDR TX and understand how Dynamic Digital Radiography can be applied in real clinical scenarios.

Delivered on site at your Trust, the DDR Insight Event combines live system demonstrations with practical discussion around workflows, use cases and clinical benefits. Attendees can engage directly with the technology, ask questions, and build confidence in how DDR could support patient care within their own departments.

By bringing this education directly to Trusts across the UK and Ireland, HSL aims to make next-generation mobile imaging accessible, practical and clinically relevant. Whether your organisation is exploring DDR for the first time or looking to expand its understanding of advanced mobile X-ray capabilities, the DDR Masterclass offers a valuable opportunity to experience this innovation first-hand.

To book a Mobile X-Ray Education Session or to find out more about AeroDR TX, please contact HSL today.

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What sets Intelli-C apart is its ability to handle an impressive range of procedures through a single, versatile platform. Designed for both radiographic and fluoroscopic work, the system supports everything from routine examinations to GI studies and interventional procedures. Its 17 × 17-inch flat-panel detector delivers the clarity and detail required for confident diagnosis, while its low-dose imaging technology allows clinicians to work safely and responsibly, keeping patient exposure as low as reasonably achievable without compromising image quality.

A defining characteristic of Intelli-C is its thoughtful approach to workflow. The system’s fully motorised, tilt-C design allows clinicians to move seamlessly between different imaging positions, with automated C-arm movements and programmable geometry that reduce the time spent repositioning equipment. This makes the system not only efficient, but also comfortable for patients who may have limited mobility or who require longer, more complex studies. The table’s carbon-fibre construction, smooth elevation range and high weight capacity further enhance accessibility, making Intelli-C suitable for a wide spectrum of patients, from routine cases to bariatric care.

Beyond its ergonomic benefits, Intelli-C has quickly become known for its clinical versatility. It supports the full breadth of GI fluoroscopy including swallow studies, barium procedures and functional examinations, while also offering the precision and stability needed for interventional radiology and pain management injections. For departments striving to maximise room utilisation and reduce bottlenecks, a hybrid imaging system like Intelli-C can have a profound impact on throughput and scheduling flexibility.

However, what truly strengthens the value of Intelli-C for hospitals in the UK and Ireland is the comprehensive service that accompanies it. As the official distributor, HSL offers a complete, end-to-end approach that begins long before installation. Their team works closely with hospitals to plan spaces, determine the best configuration, and ensure that the system integrates seamlessly into existing workflows. Once installed, clinicians and radiographers benefit from hands-on applications training, ensuring they can make full use of the Intelli-C’s capabilities from day one. And because imaging technology is only as good as its long-term support, HSL remains involved long after go-live, providing maintenance, software updates and refresher training to keep departments running smoothly.

This partnership-based approach has already demonstrated its value across multiple NHS sites. In England, the first Intelli-C hybrid fluoroscopy suite represented a major step forward in the trust’s diagnostic capabilities, with clinicians praising its versatility, workflow efficiency and ease of use. The success of this initial project – Pioneering Innovation: First NRT Intelli-C Hybrid Fluoroscopy Suite Installed in NHS England – Hospital Services Limited UK – led directly to the rollout of a second Intelli-C suite within the same trust, NHS England Expands with Second NRT Intelli-C Hybrid Fluoroscopy Suite from HSL – Hospital Services Limited UK further reinforcing both the system’s performance and HSL’s reputation as a dependable long-term imaging technology partner.

As healthcare services continue to modernise and digital imaging becomes even more central to clinical decision-making, solutions like Intelli-C are helping departments elevate their standard of care without increasing complexity. Its combination of advanced imaging, intelligent workflow features and multi-disciplinary versatility positions it as one of the most capable hybrid X-ray systems available today.

With HSL supporting every step—from consultation and installation to training and ongoing service—Intelli-C is more than just a piece of equipment. It is a long-term investment in clinical efficiency, patient comfort and diagnostic precision for hospitals and imaging departments across the UK and Ireland.

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HSL, with a legacy of supporting healthcare professionals, specialises in providing cutting-edge medical technologies and services that improve clinical workflows, enhance patient outcomes, and optimise operational efficiencies. By joining AXREM, HSL strengthens its ability to contribute to critical conversations around healthcare technology, regulations, and the digital transformation of healthcare.

AXREM plays a pivotal role in fostering collaboration between industry suppliers, the NHS, and private healthcare providers. Its mission is to address shared challenges and deliver meaningful improvements across the sector while advocating for fair and effective procurement practices.

As an AXREM member, HSL is excited to participate in key focus groups, leveraging its expertise in medical imaging, healthcare IT, and clinical support to contribute to the industry-wide goal of enhancing patient care and healthcare delivery.

Dominic Walsh CEO of HSL, commented:
“Joining AXREM is a significant step forward for HSL. This partnership enables us to work collaboratively with like-minded organisations to drive technological advancements that directly benefit healthcare professionals and patients. We are passionate about supporting the NHS in achieving its goals for better patient care, improved efficiency, and reduced costs. AXREM’s vision aligns perfectly with ours, and we are eager to contribute to its initiatives and learn from the expertise of other members.”

Sally Edgington, Chief Executive Officer of AXREM, added:
“I am really excited and pleased to welcome HSL to AXREM Membership, this is great timing as we have recently published our Strategic Priorities 2025-27 and appointed a new Chair, so there will be a lot of strategic activities over the coming months, which I know HSL will be able to input into and influence. Being part of an industry group like AXREM is key to suppliers enabling them to horizon scan the market, have meaningful government engagement and be at the forefront of influencing policy. I am looking forward to working with the HSL team over the coming weeks and months”.

About HSL
HSL is a leading provider of medical technologies, clinical solutions, and healthcare IT services across the UK and Ireland. With a commitment to improving healthcare delivery, HSL partners with global innovators to bring the best technologies to hospitals and clinics, ensuring exceptional patient outcomes and operational efficiency.

About AXREM
AXREM represents suppliers of diagnostic medical imaging, radiotherapy, healthcare IT, and care equipment in the UK. Its members are committed to improving patient care through innovation, collaboration, and advocacy. AXREM provides a platform for addressing industry-wide challenges, promoting best practices, and driving advancements in healthcare technology. For more information, visit www.axrem.org.uk

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The Shimadzu RadSpeed Fit offers fantastic image quality and is equipped with a floating tabletop that can support up to 320kg, an X-ray tube that can be moved freely over a wide range for truly easy positioning, and a removable grid to reduce patient exposure. Additionally, with its high image quality due to the large output power and simple operability, the RadSpeed Fit offers a sense of ease and operational comfort for users. The system is also equipped with a high-power generator with a maximum tube current of 500 mA (32 kW type) or 630 mA (56 kW type), levels that are unprecedented in conventional floor-mounted X-ray rooms. This provides imaging quality comparable to high-end models and ensures consistency of X-ray image diagnoses.

The Shimadzu RadSpeed Fit is compatible with the newest Shimadzu 99µm Glassless detector and advanced imaging software including Vuno AI Chest screening and its easy-to-use floor-mounted system is designed for ease and comfort in radiography.

Commenting on how HSL has enabled trusts to upgrade their imaging technologies whilst working within budgetary and physical limitations in their facilities HSL’s Regional Director of Operations Steve Leatherland said, “HSL has over 60 years’ experience working in partnership with trusts across the UK and Ireland to ensure they are delivering a high standard of patient care whilst also working to maximise efficiencies and improve user experience for radiography teams.”

“Now, more than ever, healthcare trusts across the board are seeking out ways to optimise their limited budgets. Because of the high adaptability of the RadSpeed Fit to work within areas of the hospital with lower ceiling clearances, trusts can avoid costly building projects that could be required of other comparable equipment to create required headspace whilst remaining uncompromised on the high standard of imaging and diagnostics carried out within their departments,” Steve added.

HSL partners with hospitals and trusts throughout the UK on a wide range of imaging projects, from general x-ray equipment to more specialised products including cutting-edge flat panel C-Arm suites, image guided lithotripsy systems and high-end lasers. Its team works closely in partnership with radiology and surgical teams to develop an understanding of their needs and deliver technologies that meet requirements for accuracy, ease of use, durability, and user and patient experience whilst also providing comprehensive continued support for maintenance, calibration, testing and repairing when required.

In addition to supplying state of the art technologies for healthcare, HSL’s team provides a high level of continued support for trusts, offering continued training, maintenance, and servicing to ensure that standards are maintained beyond the installation phase of the project. For more information on the Shimadzu RadSpeed Fit available through Hospital Services Limited visit www.hsl.co.uk or email sales@hsl.co.uk.

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Stephanix have over 35 years of history in the medical imaging sector having been formed in 1985 in France, where their head office, manufacturing and R&D are still based today.  When asked about the partnership, Valérie Marcade, Export Manager at Stephanix said, “Partnering with HSL in the UK and Ireland was an evident choice for us. We recognised their commitment to excellence, innovation, and patient-centricity, aligning perfectly with our own values. Their extensive expertise in working within the medical imaging sector, combined with their strong reputation for reliability and efficiency, made them the ideal collaborator for our organisation. This partnership symbolises a shared vision of delivering quality care and driving advancements in the healthcare landscape, as we continue to make a meaningful impact.”

The Omniscop DReam range of C-Arms are state-of-the-art imaging systems, providing healthcare practitioners with superior image quality, advanced functionality, and exceptional ease of use.  Designed from the ground up to be a flat-panel digital system, the DReam range is controlled through an intuitive touch-screen interface either as an all-in-one system or with a separate monitor cart.  Available with a range of generator power options, the DReam C-Arms can comfortably perform the full range of theatre exams all the way up to angiographic studies with the dedicated vascular package.

Running on Windows 10, the acquisition software allows for IT security updates for the lifetime of the PC as well as offering write-protection for the in built SSD, all while providing seamless access to hospital RIS and PACS networks through wired or wireless LAN.

Healthcare professionals and institutions across the region can now benefit from access to this new entrant to the marketplace with highly competitive purchase and lease options for the level of technology and versatility on offer.

A French manufacturer of radiology remote controlled tables, Stephanix have been working in the field of medical imaging for more than 35 years. Their complete and diversified range of products meets the needs of radiology units in hospitals, clinics and practices. Associated with renowned partners like Canon, Thales, Medecom, STEPHANIX meets users’ expectations with solutions in digital radiology: remote-controlled tables, mobile radiology, Rad rooms, surgical c-arm, viewing consoles  and much more.

To learn more about the Omniscop Dream and other products from Stephanix, please visit Stephanix Archives – Hospital Services Limited UK (hsl.co.uk)

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Delivered by HSL’s application specialist, the X-rays: The Past, Present and Future session is CPD accredited, meaning all attendees who complete the session qualify for an HCPC submittable certificate.

The interactive lunchtime learning session which will include lunch provided by HSL, will look at the history of x-ray, from discovery of x-rays to first clinical use and key clinical waypoints, development of new imaging technologies, and the science behind CR and DR. The session will also delve into the future of x-ray and include learnings on glass-free detectors, dynamic digital radiography and artificial intelligence (AI).

As well as having a deeper understanding of the history of X-ray and the cutting-edge developments in x-ray imaging, radiography professionals will leave the session with more advanced knowledge of how CR and DR work including the physics behind them and how this influences exposure factor selection.

Hospital Services Limited specialises in healthcare solutions designed to provide healthcare professionals with the confidence they need to make accurate decisions. The distributor is encouraging radiography teams across the UK to book their lunch time learning session now to take advantage of a valuable in-person or virtual opportunity to engage with the HSL team exchange ideas around best practice and learn more about the history of x-ray and the development of the technology over time.

HSL – one of the largest privately-owned distributors to the health sector – has a rich heritage of supplying market leading, cutting-edge technologies and solutions to its customers as well as providing on-going technical and clinical support to the end-user. These ongoing lunchtime learning sessions provided by HSL are not only giving radiology teams the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills but are also recognising the outstanding work of radiography departments across the UK, whilst identifying best practice and areas of recent growth and change.

There is still time to reserve a space with the HSL team for a virtual or in-person session. To schedule an opportunity for your department, please email enquiries@hsl.co.uk.

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“The UK represents a developed market where Ceiba Health can make a difference. Ceiba Health is excited in entering this market with a trusted partner in HSL. Combining the innovative solutions from Ceiba with the reputation and technical services of HSL, we see a winning combination to further expand the Ceiba solutions to collaborate with the Healthcare stakeholders in achieving their Digital strategies.  As healthcare consolidations increases, healthcare systems are seeking to standardize care, while also challenged with resource issues and costly infrastructures, Ceiba Healthcare solutions enable the collection of vital data across the care continuum and providers in bridging the gaps that challenge health systems today” explains Daniel Allen, Senior Vice President, Ceiba Healthcare .

“Our partnership with Ceiba Health is an exciting time for HSL and our Healthcare Technology team.  This partnership will introduce the latest healthcare technology solutions designed to improve how hospital staff can electronically integrate, validate and document medical device data across the continuum of care,”. Our combined health tech products and services will create a world leading strategy for the integration of medical device systems to EPRs and introduction of telehealth solutions to support our customers,” said Steve Leatherland Regional Director of Operations for HSL.

About Ceiba HealthCare:
Ceiba HealthCare is a health technology company focused on improving patients care delivery and enabling better outcomes from hospital to home. Ceiba leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver integrated clinical solutions. Ceiba’s innovative portfolio covers Tele Health, clinical information systems and medical/system integrations across the care continuum. Ceiba Health is Headquartered in the USA,  and is an emerging technology leader within health informatics. As a global company it continues to expand with offices in New York, Istanbul, London and Cologne. News about Ceiba can be found at http://www.ceiba-health.com.

About HSL

Hospital Services Limited (“HSL”) is a specialist distributor of medical supplies and surgical equipment and consumable products, servicing public and private hospitals across the UK and Ireland.  

With a staff of 130, active in the market and based at offices in Belfast, Dublin and East Midland and Bath, HSL is one of the largest privately-owned distributors supplying the health sector. In addition to supplying market leading technologies and solutions to its customers, HSL’s team provides on-going technical and clinical support to the end-user of our products.  

HSL partners with several world-class manufacturers across a number of disciplines including, to name just a few, Richard Wolf and DTR Medical (general surgery), Hologic (mammography), Shimadzu (radiology), and Haag-Streit and Ziemer (ophthalmology).  

With financial backing from the Foresight Group, a leading independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager with over £4.5 billion of assets under management, HSL is led by Dominic Walsh and a widely experienced management team.  HSL is continuing to grow its offering with products of excellence thereby enabling our customers to focus on what is most important - the Patient.  

For more information on how HSL is helping healthcare providers deliver the highest level of patient care, visit www.hsl.co.uk.  

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The agreement represents the alignment of HSL, one of the UK and Ireland’s leading medical supplies, surgical equipment, consumable products and telehealth solutions distributor to the healthcare sector with the globally recognised Zoom platform to deliver an exceptional level of seamless, highly secure, and user-friendly telehealth services for a wide range of healthcare implementations.

HSL is the first and only healthcare partner with Zoom in the UK and Ireland, and this partnership will provide us with an option to expand the availability and adoption of virtual consultations through a widely known app, enabling the broadest possible range of patients and the general public to access different parts of the healthcare system.

Telehealth solutions have been widely embraced by healthcare providers and patients alike during the ongoing pandemic and this new way of providing and accessing patient care is expected to endure within the local healthcare sector post-pandemic. The team at HSL predicts that within a year, every hospital in the UK and Ireland will be using Zoom in some part of their operations, and the availability of Zoom through a healthcare partner removes the risks of investing in this technology in many more parts of healthcare development and delivery.

Discussing the exciting new partnership for HSL Dominic Walsh, CEO, said:

“The opportunity to work with Zoom to embed their services with the solutions that we have been delivering to healthcare providers across the UK and Ireland brings together the power and capacity of the world’s largest provider in this space with committed, dedicated, specialists, products and services that HSL already supplies to our customer base.”

“The addition of this service to our growing portfolio of Telehealth enabled practices and solutions empowers our customers to deliver integrated virtual health platforms as part of their Covid management plans and in a way that they will remain as part of the health service beyond this pandemic.”

Ron Emerson, Global Healthcare Lead at Zoom Video Communications added,

“We are excited by the prospect of working with Hospital Services Limited to create more uses for Zoom in healthcare in the UK and Ireland in ways that will exploit the fantastic capabilities, current and future, that Zoom provides. I know and have worked with the HSL Telehealth team for many years and understand the specialist skills and experience they provide that can help healthcare providers to embrace and use Zoom to deliver benefit to clinicians and patients alike”.

Sam McMaster, Director of Telehealth for HSL finished with,

“The option to leverage the Zoom services as part of telehealth applications and virtual healthcare platforms offered by HSL brings a new and dynamic dimension to the market for these services.”

“Zoom is the app of choice for many people and has been used extensively in Medical Education for many years. Our ability to provide Zoom as a service for our customers in health and to integrate this with the clinical workflows that drive the health service to deliver secure, private safe virtual consultations will help our customers to transform the health service.”

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