My University Hospitals Sussex continues to prioritise the Trust’s Patient First ambition to improve patient services and quality of care. This year, our charity has funded the refurbishment of the fluoroscopy suite at the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, providing a state-of-the-art service for paediatric patients across the region.
Fluoroscopy is a procedure that makes a real-time video of the movements inside a part of the body by using x-rays. The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital fluoroscopy suite provides services for both acute and elective pathways, and primarily gastric and speech and language patients. As the hospital is the regional paediatric centre, it provides the only 24/7 dedicated paediatric fluoroscopy service in the South East.
Emily Loaring, Senior Paediatric Radiographer, was thrilled with the new suite: “What a difference. We smile whenever we walk into the room. It is great to have the new suite and equipment, which is very easy to use. It is making the process of having the procedure done far less stressful for everybody involved.”
Patients and their parents have been praising the room, including parent Robert Curtis: “I’ve been in fluoroscopy rooms before, but I’ve never seen one that is so well set up and decorated.”
Read more about how our Trust charity and the vital work they do supports patients, their families and Trust staff on their website: My University Hospitals Sussex