Wish List
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Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor
Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor. Zacurate® Pro Series CMS 500DL Fingertip Pulse Oximeter Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor with Silicone Cover, Batteries and Lanyard (Mystic Black) £24.99 each
Childrens’ Book Box.
A book box held at the cancer centre containing a selection of reading and information books about cancer for children to understand.
Chemotherapy
IPad
IPads for Patients and staff to use
Cannulation Trolley For the Sussex Cancer Centre
These lockable and easy to move trollies are needed to assist staff with the cannulation of patients, they would house all the necessary equipment in a safe and secure unit which is also very easy for staff to manoeuvre and access. These particular trollies provide four or five drawers of storage where items are kept safe through its central locking system. The trolley can be customised to the user’s needs with a range of dividers and accessories. Complete with a pull-out tray to increase the work surface for ease of use.
Cold Cap Machine for Chemotherapy Suite
A Cold Cap machine is a piece of equipment that actively cools the scalp of patients receiving chemotherapy. Scalp cooling can sometimes reduce or prevent hair loss caused by chemotherapy. It works by reducing the blood flow to the scalp. This can stop the chemotherapy drug from affecting the hair. Scalp cooling does not work with all chemotherapy drugs, and it is not always possible to know how effective the treatment will be but can be effective in many cases. Scalp cooling only protects the hair on the scalp and therefore patients may still lose hair from other parts of the body. Patients often list hair loss as one of the key concerns of their treatment. Reducing hair loss or even preventing hair loss can do a lot to preserve a more positive self-image and a sense of normality.
£30, 000
Speed Heat Warming Pads
For Chemotherapy patients to help raise their veins and give comfort whilst they receive their treatment, 5 needed, £29.99 each.
5 kindly purchased by Ellen Burgess and Laura Ridley
1 kindly purchased by Knights of the Road Lodge No.36732
Chemotherapy stools
For Chemotherapy nurses to sit on whilst administering drugs. 10 needed approx £300.00 each
1 kindly purchased by Penny Cattaneo and David Shannon.
2 kindly purchased by Bekki Forrest.
1 Kindly purchased by the Bear-Patrol.
1 kindly purchased by the Davidson family in memory of Peter Davidson.
1 kindly purchased by Ellen Burgess
Chemotherapy Chair
For use in the chemotherapy ward. £1033+VAT each.
Radiotherapy
Kneefix cushions
These are needed to support our radiotherapy patients receiving treatment. They give better comfort to the patient and help immobilise for precision treatment. 21 needed £500.00 + Vat
Physics
Mould Room
Blue Immobilisation bags
Approx £150.00 each. Used for arm immobilisation for sarcoma patients being treated in the mould room.
Outpatients, Haematology and Princess Royal Hospital
Waiting Room Bench
The haematology day ward currently does not have a suitable waiting area. £307+ VA
Waiting room chairs
Waiting room chairs are needed for the further development of the chemotherapy unit. 4 needed – £173.00 + Vat each.