North Manchester General Hospital - Electric Beds x10

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.

Electric beds are used for children who are restless or have complex needs, as they have safety cot sides, but can be used by children who are too old for a cot. The electronic mechanism of the beds enable healthcare workers to alter the height/position of the bed according to the needs of the child and also to prevent healthcare workers causing strain to their backs and injuring themselves when helping children in and out of bed.

We have been asked to provide 10 beds, which cost £1,200, making a total project cost of £1,200.