North Manchester General Hospital - Syringe Pumps x8

UPDATE: This equipment was delivered in 2009.

Over the next five years Children’s Services in Greater Manchester will be transformed as part of the Making it Better Strategy. The opening of the New Children’s Hospital in central Manchester will transform services for children in the region, and will absorb many of the specialist services formerly offered at Booth Hall and Pendlebury.

Many of the local services for children and babies that were provided by Booth Hall and Fairfield Hospital will stay in North Manchester and a new Women and Children’s Unit is being built to handle the increased number of patients. This will be a purpose-built unit to be completed in 2010. 

The medical team at North Manchester has identified the equipment needed, and there is a shortfall in the funding available. We have agreed to provide equipment to ensure that the new unit at North Manchester can take its place within the region as a top quality health care provider.

Syringe pumps are small digital devices are used to administer drugs through a drip in very precise quantities. When children and babies require medication it is vital to ensure that the quantity is exactly right. This syringe pump allows medical staff to be confident that exactly the required amount is being delivered, and therefore gives much greater peace of mind to family members.

The syringe pumps cost £2,250 and eight are required making a total project cost of £18,000.