The operator of the world’s largest mobile operating theatre fleet is targeting expansion in Europe in the wake of the ECB’s plan to inject €1.1 trillion into the Eurozone.
Vanguard Healthcare (see also pages 53-55) has appointed Mary Smallbone to the newly-created post of managing director Europe, and is rolling out its UK-developed healthcare technology into mainland Europe.
Mary Smallbone, a qualified theatre nurse, ran regional sales teams for Smith & Nephew before joining Vanguard in 2003 as sales and marketing director. She added operations to her portfolio in 2007, and has already overseen contracts in Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
Vanguard provides mobile operating theatres and mobile wards to NHS and private hospitals in the UK. “We are a technology partner to acute hospitals, providing instant additional capacity whenever it is needed,” said Mary Smallbone. “Hospitals in mainland Europe have similar issues to those in the UK. Sometimes they need extra surgical capacity to tackle a backlog of elective patients or cover for an operating theatre being refurbished.
“We also supply overflow wards or additional clinics next to A&E departments, and endoscopy units in communities to make access easier for patients. We have been doing this for 12 years, and are aware that there is no similar service on the Continent, so are introducing the technology to a potentially significant market.”
“We also supply overflow wards or additional clinics next to A&E departments, and endoscopy units in communities to make access easier for patients. We have been doing this for 12 years, and are aware that there is no similar service on the Continent, so are introducing the technology to a potentially significant market.”
