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MedEquip4Kids has provided nearly £4,000 of new sensory equipment for the children’s ward at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry, with the help of developers Kier Construction. Not only did the company build the £15.1 million theatre and ward development at the Oswestry-based hospital last year, they also raised money for equipment including fibre-optic lights and tactile toys.

Alice Ward Manager Suzanne Marsden said: “Many of our patients need intensive physio to keep their joints and muscles healthy. So to be able to bring them into the sensory room or take the sensory equipment to their bedside is priceless. It calms patients down and allows us to treat them without them stressing. The ward is so grateful to Kier and MedEquip4kids for all their help.”

Pictured, from left: Lisa and Arthur Lake, Kier Construction Operations Manager Justin Williams, MedEquip4Kids Projects Coordinator Evelyn Glarvey, MedEquip4Kids Chief Executive Ghazala Baig, Alice Ward Manager Suzanne Marsden and Kier Construction Contracts Manager Dewy Edwards.

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“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

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