You can help more patients get diagnosed and treated faster by supporting the latest CT Scanner Appeal in Gloucestershire – patients such as seriously ill children and people with cancer.
Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospitals Charity want to raise £600,000 to fund new state-of-the-art CT Gamma Scanner technology to help support NHS staff and the patients they care for at local hospitals.
Dr Janelle Reyes-Goddard, Head of Nuclear Medicine at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “In medicine, technology moves so quickly, and we want to make sure we have the latest equipment here to deliver the very best possible care to the Gloucestershire community. It will also help us cut down on the number of hospital appointments and scans needed for our patients.
“The combination of CT and a gamma camera gives an incredible detailed picture quality, which can be used in a number of situations and benefits every age group. For example, this type of imaging can be highly effective at identifying kidney problems in babies as well as being particularly beneficial in helping to diagnose Parkinson’s disease.”
This is the second phase of the charity’s CT Scanner Appeal which was first launched in 2018. So far, it has raised £2.6million to fund imaging technology which now helps nearly 30,000 patients every year.
Head of Fundraising Richard Smith said: “Thanks to all the amazing donations, fundraising and gifts in wills, we now have three new CT scanners and two mobile digital x-ray machines benefitting so many people; from patients with cancer, or who may have suffered a stroke to premature babies needing urgent treatment.
“We hope people will now help us raise the funds needed to buy this new scanning technology that will enable us to diagnose and treat even more patients. You can support us in so many ways from a one-off donation to a sponsored charity event and every bit of money raised will bring us a step closer to reaching our target.”
If you would like to make a donation to support the appeal today, click here.