An MRI Scanner provides high quality images for diagnoses and monitoring of treatment for our patients who may have:  

• Breast cancer 

• Neurological conditions 

• Cardiac issues 

• Prostate cancer 

• Tumours 

• Spinal injuries and problems 

• Musculoskeletal disorders

The two current MRI scanners work to full capacity seven days a week, and the Trust has to use external providers to meet the demand, which means longer waiting times, extra cost and repeat scans due to poor quality.

An additional scanner would allow the hospital to continue delivering first-class healthcare to the people of Somerset and beyond, and deliver a number of benefits for our patients and the Trust, including better patient experience, additional MRI scanning capacity, faster scan times, a reduction in wait times, reduction in outsourcing costs, reduced failure rates and increased diagnostic accuracy, improved clinical outcomes, increased availability to partake in research studies, such as the recent study on prostate cancer diagnosis.

We are seeking support for our MRI Scanner Campaign. Every hospital in the UK has relied on significant support from generous donors, and Musgrove Park Hospital is no exception.