Portable devices 'life-changing' for patients
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustA cancer charity has donated equipment worth almost £10,000 to help palliative care patients enjoy "everyday family life".
Easington's East End Cancer Relief Charity (EECR) has provided eight "life-changing" ambulatory syringe drivers to Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham, East Yorkshire.
The small and portable devices are used to continually administer a patient's medication over a set period, the charity said.
Locally, the devices have recently been used by a woman attending her sister's wedding and by a teenager attending a music festival, a spokesperson added.
The charity, which is already planning further fundraising events, raised a total of £9,600 through activities, including a bike ride, craft fairs, raffles and a country and western night.
Charity trustee Andrea Robinson said: "We are immensely proud to be able to provide support in this way and it was fantastic to hear first-hand from the nursing staff the difference the syringe drivers make to patients' lives.
"I would like to take this opportunity to say a special thank you to everyone who has helped at our events and have donated either money or goods to contribute to the funds raised," she added.
EECR was originally set up in the late 1970s and over the years has raised more than £190,000. It became a registered charity in May 2023.
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