A portable ultrasound machine which can quickly diagnose patients with abdominal conditions has been bought by Woking and Sam Beare Hospices.
The machine, which cost £18,000, was bought with the funding received from two trusts and will allow staff to diagnose and treat patients more effectively at the hospices and in the community.
Dr Fiona Bailey, medical director, said: “We’re delighted to have received the money to buy this new machine, which is so important in our treatment of patients.
“The new device will be used both on the inpatient wards as well as being taken into the community and used in patients own homes.”
The portable machine means frail patients will not have to make unnecessary journeys to hospital and will save the NHS money.
The device will replace the current machine, which is 10 years old, and will provide staff with more sophisticated imaging and will be able to make diagnosis for other conditions, such as deep vein thrombosis, in the future.
The trusts which donated the funds wish to remain anonymous.
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