Equipment fund
I have little doubt that very few members of the public either understand, or even think very
much about what the NHS pays for and how the money is spent in General Practice.
But it may surprise you to learn for instance, that the Surgery, in common with most GP Surgeries, is not a publicly owned building, but is owned by the Partnership.
However, thanks to the extraordinary kindness and generosity of our patients over the years, the Fovant Practice has an array of equipment that would be the envy of many big practices. This kindness has virtually always been offered without asking, and we are deeply grateful to all our friends who have helped to buy, amongst other things:
- A Stannah stairlift to give disabled access to the upstairs facilities
- A huge range of minor surgery equipment including sterilising equipment and an electronic machine to arrest bleeding
- Resuscitation equipment
- ECG machines: we have two that can interpret cardiac conditions and another that can be worn as a wristwatch for detecting sudden, intermittent changes of rhythm
- Spirometry that measures lung damage
- An INR machine
- The refurbishment of the waiting room and other areas
- Many other diagnostic tools and other aids to treatment