University makes more vital donations to Chesterfield Royal Hospital as pandemic fight continues

It has loaned the Royal a digital mobile x-ray machine, which is being used on the assessment wards for taking chest x-rays of patients confirmed or suspected to have Covid-19.

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A medical ultrasound scanner has also been provided to the Royal Derby Hospital to help the hospital manage the increased demands generated by the pandemic.

Professor Kathryn Mitchell, vice-chancellor of the University of Derby, said: “Universities across the country are making contributions to the fight against coronavirus, and at Derby we are continually looking at the resources we have which can support the work being done in our hospitals and other care settings.

“I am very pleased that we were in a position to offer some of our diagnostic imaging resources, which would ordinarily be used by radiography and ultrasound students, to help medical staff assess patients for Covid-19 or to manage the additional pressures placed on their scanning equipment at this time.”

Earlier this month, the university donated thousands of items of personal protective equipment to frontline staff at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

It has also supplied 25 iPads to the hospital to enable patients to keep in touch with their loved ones.

Ian Hazel, director of IT and infrastructure at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, said: “The well-being of our patients is an important part of their recovery and we’d like to thank everyone at the university for their continued support and for helping our patients in this way.”

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