Spring is here, and so is the latest edition of Something to Smile About, our regular newsletter that brings you up to date with all our projects, fundraising and events news.
In it you’ll see we’ve recently provided resuscitaires for the maternity unit at Furness General Hospital to help give babies a safe and healthy birth. You can also find out more about the equipment still in need of funding. Simply click on the image below to read the newsletter.
“Infections of the central nervous system need urgent and appropriate treatment. Most laboratory methods can take from 24 to 48 hours for diagnosis of bacterial meningitis and three to seven days for diagnosis of viral meningitis or encephalitis. The new equipment will mean we can get results of these tests in around an hour. We’ll be able to inform the clinicians of a positive result, allowing targeted therapy and reassurance to the patients and families. Just as important is the reporting of negative results, which may enable treatment withdrawal and possibly a shorter hospital stay.”
Dr Pradeep Subudhi
Consultant Microbiologist
Royal Bolton Hospital
