The new portable ECG equipment
The Community Nurse Team at Savernake Hospital are delighted to now have their own portable ECG machine worth over £2,000, thanks to a generous grant from the Friends of Savernake Hospital and the Community.
The Community Nurse Team care for patients in their own homes, and, prior to receiving the Friends’ grant had been trialling portable ECG equipment on loan.
The portable ECG machine enables the Community Nurses to further expand the services they provide to house-bound patients, and has been welcomed by local GPs.
“The equipment is now an integral part of the services we can offer the people in our locality”, explains Team Leader, Cate Judd.
“With an ever ageing population, and with the move to more complex conditions being cared for in the home, this portable ECG machine gives us the diagnostic tools we need to manage this cohort of patients.” Click here to read more.
