PULSE (Patients & Users, Lenders of Special Equipment) fundraiser for ECG machine

Siobhan Carew is raising money for PULSE (Patients & Users, Lenders of Special Equipment)
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Our purpose as a charity is to purchase non-NHS funded medical equipment to support St George’s Medical Centre, which services Littleport and the surrounding area, and to provide additional facilities to the locality. We have bought a range of equipment over the past 20 years. Recent purchases include: a resuscitation trolley, bladder scanners (diagnosing bladder issues), Feno monitors (lung problems), Electrocardiograms (heart tracing monitors), practice examination beds, leg Doppler machines (circulation problems), and a patient information system and screen for the waiting area. Locally provided services are important as Littleport and the surrounding area is c. 25 miles from the nearest major hospital. We support an outreach oncology service. Addenbrooke’s Hospital send trained medical staff to St George’s for oncology treatment. It means patients receive treatment for cancer in a safe, local environment. We helped St George’s with funding for a trial Venesection service – for patients with Haemachromatosis (iron overload). We have also set up four public access defibrillators in Littleport and Southery villages These are used frequently by the East of England Ambulance Service. Keeping them supplied with pads and batteries is an ongoing cost.

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We are actively fundraising to buy a new ECG machine for St George's Medical Centre. This will cost £2,400 inclusive of VAT.

There problems with the current machine and it needs to be replaced quickly. ECGs are important as they allow the surgery to diagnose heart attacks and other heart conditions quickly. It also means diagnosis can be done locally, spares the patient an unnecessary visit to Addenbrooke's Hospital. For those who are unwell, the information is transmitted to the hospital ahead of the patient's arrival, enabling them to be better treated in the ambulance en route.

It's a simple machine providing a powerful service.

Donation summary

Total
£100.00
Online
£100.00
Offline
£0.00

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