Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

A new £1.3m MRI scanner is now up and running for patients' diagnostics at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.

The machine – which uses a four tonne magnet to produce internal pictures of the body – is one of the most modern MRI scanners available and has been installed together with an ambient colour lighting system to help relax patients – the only one of its kind in the region. The scanner is part of a new scanning suite at the hospital which also includes a second CT scanner - the third in the Trust. 

Head of radiology Mark Rodgers, said: “These developments are excellent news for our patients and an excellent long-term investment in cutting-edge technology at the Trust.”