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How state-of-the-art Lumify Ultrasound Technology is helping to Transform Patient Care
Thanks to your support, a new charity-funded portable ultrasound is helping to provide faster diagnosis and treatment for local patients.
This specialist technology utilises a hand-held tablet that connects to the Lumify ultrasound, providing quality imaging on a device that is extremely portable and ready to go when needed. It allows quicker diagnosis than more traditional, difficult to manoeuvre ultrasound equipment and helps staff identify problems quickly and efficiently. It is especially useful in emergency situations where ultrasound guided vascular access is needed on difficult access patients.
Julian Phelps, Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the Vascular Access team, has already seen first-hand the difference this technology is making for staff and patients.
“The Lumify Ultrasound is an incredible piece of equipment, especially given the number of difficult access patients is ever increasing. I consider our department to be very fortunate to have one and I would like to thank everyone who has donated.”
“Time is always a precious resource, and it’s even more important when a patient is extremely unwell or the department has a large number of patients requiring attention. The speed and accuracy of having a bedside ultrasound in triage and diagnosis is such a huge benefit for our team.”
Thank you to everyone who helped fund this specialist equipment which is making a real difference for our local patients and NHS staff.
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