The Charity's immediate priority is to purchase a £670,000 SPECT-CT scanner for the RNOH. A SPECT-CT scanner takes two different types of scan, and the images are then merged together. This fused scan provides very precise information about how different parts of a patients body are functioning, and can identify complex orthopaedic problems more accurately than other types of medical imaging. The scanner will bring a host of benefits for the RNOH and its patients, including:

- Significantly reduced waiting times for patients - people will receive the treatment they need earlier than they did before

- All treatment under one roof - there will be no need for patients to travel to other hospitals for scans

- Patients will get their scan results faster, reducing anxiety for patients and their families

- Faster assessment for patients needing urgent care

- Increased opportunities for pioneering medical research at the RNOH