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\u00de\u00f6rfin<\/h3>\n

Bedford sj\u00fakrah\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3nar \u00edb\u00faum meira en 270.000 manns \u00ed nor\u00f0ur og mi\u00f0ju Bedfordshire og var a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 auka og b\u00e6ta speglunar\u00fej\u00f3nustu s\u00edna. Meira en 9.000 sj\u00faklingar f\u00f3ru \u00ed gegnum speglunardeildina \u00e1 hverju \u00e1ri, en s\u00fa tala h\u00e6kka\u00f0i um 20% \u00e1rlega. Fj\u00e1rfestingin t\u00f3k a\u00f0 s\u00e9r margra millj\u00f3na punda uppbyggingu \u00e1 deildinni og var fyrirhugu\u00f0 umfangsmikil vinna sem skapa\u00f0i h\u00e6ttu \u00e1 hugsanlegri truflun \u00e1 \u00feeirri \u00fej\u00f3nustu sem bo\u00f0i\u00f0 er upp \u00e1 \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fasinu.<\/p>\n

Vanguard \u00e1\u00e6tlunin<\/h3>\n

Til a\u00f0 koma \u00ed veg fyrir hugsanlega truflun \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3nustunni sem veitt er sj\u00faklingum, vann Vanguard Healthcare Solutions me\u00f0 sj\u00fakrah\u00fasinu a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3a \u00e1\u00e6tlun um notkun\u00a0fars\u00edma speglunarsv\u00edta<\/a>\u00a0a\u00f0 skila kl\u00edn\u00edskri heildarlausn fyrir endoscopic me\u00f0fer\u00f0, sem gerir traustinu kleift a\u00f0 nota \u00fea\u00f0 sem sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0a a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u ef \u00fe\u00f6rf krefur.<\/p>\n

Vanguard lausnin<\/h3>\n

Auk s\u00e9rsm\u00ed\u00f0a\u00f0s me\u00f0fer\u00f0arherbergis h\u00fdsti a\u00f0sta\u00f0an fj\u00f6gurra e\u00f0a \u00e1tta r\u00fama batadeild, m\u00f3tt\u00f6ku, bi\u00f0stofu og \u00fatskriftarsv\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00dea\u00f0 innih\u00e9lt einnig \u00fevottav\u00e9l\/s\u00f3tthreinsunart\u00e6ki fyrir \u00fevottav\u00e9l og geymslusk\u00e1p fyrir hreinar spegla \u00feegar \u00fe\u00e6r h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 endurunnar. \u00deetta veitti fullkomna afmengunarlei\u00f0 fyrir speglana innan fars\u00edmaa\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0unnar, sem hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0i henni a\u00f0 vera sj\u00e1lfbjarga.<\/p>\n

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L\u00e6knir \u00ed meltingarvegi me\u00f0 rannsaka til a\u00f0 framkv\u00e6ma magaspeglun og ristilspeglun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00datkoman<\/h3>\n

\u00c1 sta\u00f0num \u00ed eitt \u00e1r b\u00e6tti sv\u00edtan vi\u00f0 a\u00f0ger\u00f0aherbergjum sj\u00fakrah\u00fassins \u00ed gegnum \u00fer\u00f3unarverkefni\u00f0 og ger\u00f0i sj\u00f3\u00f0num kleift a\u00f0 veita mikilv\u00e6ga greiningar- og me\u00f0fer\u00f0arme\u00f0fer\u00f0 fyrir meira en 2.500 sj\u00faklinga. Vi\u00f0b\u00f3targetan ger\u00f0i deildinni kleift a\u00f0 vi\u00f0halda skilvirku fl\u00e6\u00f0i sj\u00faklinga \u00ed gegnum \u00fer\u00f3unina.<\/p>\n

Colette Marshall, l\u00e6kningastj\u00f3ri Bedford sj\u00fakrah\u00fassins, sag\u00f0i okkur: \u201e\u00der\u00f3un speglunara\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u okkar s\u00fdnir skuldbindingu okkar til a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 bestu g\u00e6\u00f0i um\u00f6nnunar fyrir sj\u00faklinga okkar, b\u00e6\u00f0i n\u00fana og \u00ed framt\u00ed\u00f0inni. \u00dea\u00f0 var okkur mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r langt\u00edmab\u00e6tur sem \u00e1ttu s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 hef\u00f0u ekki \u00e1hrif \u00e1 a\u00f0gengi sj\u00faklinga okkar a\u00f0 me\u00f0fer\u00f0 til skamms t\u00edma. Fars\u00edma heilsug\u00e6slur\u00fdmi Vanguard ger\u00f0i okkur kleift a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 \u00f3slitinn a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 speglunarme\u00f0fer\u00f0um.\u201c<\/p>\n

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Sta\u00f0reyndir og t\u00f6lur <\/h2>\n
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2,500<\/h2>\n
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Sj\u00faklingar fengu me\u00f0fer\u00f0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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20%<\/h2>\n
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\u00c1rleg aukning \u00ed fj\u00f6lda speglunara\u00f0ger\u00f0a<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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100%<\/h2>\n
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Sveigjanleiki og hreyfanleiki a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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