Specialist equipment in place at Johnson Community Hospital
Posted on: 20th May 2021
Specialist equipment donated to the NHS by a local charity to support people to access eye clinics is now in place at Spalding’s Johnson Community Hospital.
The Visual Fields machine is used to measure a person’s entire visual field - the range of what you can see above, below, and on either side of you while your gaze is fixed on a central point directly in front of you.
It can identify blind spots, as well as loss of peripheral (side) vision.
The purchase of the kit, worth more than £33,500, has been made with thanks to the Spalding-based Pennygate Patient Link.
The charity donated approximately £70,000 to a wealth of good causes, including services at Johnson Community Hospital, during 2020 before it was wound down.
Sally Brown, Outpatients department clinical team lead for Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust, said: “We are very grateful to the volunteers from Pennygate Patient Link and the public who have generously chosen to support our local NHS services. This purchase will allow us to continue to develop and grow the range of ophthalmology services available locally in Spalding, meaning care remains available closer to home.”
On behalf of Pennygate Patient Link, Angela Newton said: “It was fantastic to come to the hospital and see the Visual Fields machine as this is money raised for the community going back to the community.”
Picture caption: Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust deputy clinical team lead Tracey Hallam (left) shows the Visual Fields machine to Pennygate Patient Link chairman Renzo Gheradi (centre) and vice chairman Carol Modd (right).
