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Our current projects
We believe you should know exactly where your money is going...
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What Neurocare Does
Target: £110,195.00
We raise money for the Neurosciences Department at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. We buy very high tech equipment – equipment which would not otherwise be provided by the NHS. As a result of Neurocare’s contributions over many years, we now have some of the best most advanced equipment in the UK but we still have lots of work to do. We have also lately invested in facilities for patients and carers, including improvements to waiting areas. Our ambition is to make it the best department – not just in terms of equipment but also facilities and support for patients, their families and carers.
Our patients come from all over the country to be treated by specialist teams.
We help patients who have suffered head injury, strokes or have cancers of the nervous system. We also help those with brain tumours, diseases of the nervous system, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Epilepsy and much much more.
Please take the time to read about the equipment and facilities we are currently funding on this page but also what we have previously funded on our past projects page.
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TOSCA 500 Transcutaneous Monitor
Target: £4,995.00
There are many patients who have problems breathing, particularly those with Motor Neurone Disease. In order to monitor oxygen status in and individuals body blood gases need to be checked on a regular basis, this can sometimes be 3-4 times a day. The currently the only way to monitor these blood gases is with painful and invasive blood tests.
The TOSCA 500 machine enables the measurement of blood gases without the need for blood tests. It is a simple non-invasive ear clip which measures an individuals’ ventilation and oxygen levels within the body and thus eliminates the need for invasive blood tests. Amazing!!
Approved by Neurocare Trustees July 2009
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Sleep Laboratory
Target: £23,000.00
You might have seen some of the stories in the press lately about severe sleep disorders, stories like Alex Crowe who jumped out of a first floor bedroom window and Brian Thomas who sadly murdered his wife even though she was the love of his life.
Did you know we have a unique team of sleep specialists in Sheffield who study and help people with disorders such as these and many more? This amazing team want to set up a specialised room and have asked Neurocare to fund the equipment to go into the room so they can measure and better study people while they are asleep. The room will help it feel like home from home and allow people to relax more easily.
The polysomnography machine measures breathing, muscles, oxygen brainwave activity etc and will revolutionise people’s lives.
Why?
Because many of these disorders are easily treatable once diagnosed. However at the moment diagnosis is difficult as patients are currently monitored on a normal ward. Therefore people tend to go undiagnosed. These conditions are common and often very serious.
Please help us buy this new and specialised equipment to help these people so we can change not just their lives but the lives of their much suffering partners!!
There are very few sleep laboratories in the UK. Once again Neurocare is bringing new technology to Sheffield, helping to keep our Neurosciences Department at the forefront of medical expertise.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8364393.stm
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Information Packs
Target: £10,000.00
A brand new venture for Neurocare and a very exciting one too!
For most people going into hospital can be a scary and daunting prospect. We hope to take some of the fear away by providing them with a guide so they know what to expect. It is important that it is professionally written.
We will work closely with doctors, nurses, patients and their families to produce a series of information packs. These will include a whole host of information such as:-
- what to expect when you come into hospital
- who you will meet while you are there
- what facilities are available
- where these facilities are located
- And lots of useful information!
We have a lot of research to do to find out exactly what information is the most useful to patients and their families. When it is all ready it will be presented in a well designed folder which patients and families can take away.
If you would like to give us your ideas as to what to include please just get in touch.
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Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery
Target: £7,200.00
In Sheffield we have a specialist deep brain stimulation (DBS) service. This service surgically implants electrodes deep in the brain. The electrodes are then used to reprogram how diseased areas of the brain work. DBS is used to treat a range of conditions, most commonly Parkinson's disease, and is exciting as it can literally transform the lives of selected severely disabled patients.
In selecting patients, it is important to assess their cognition. That is how they understand, think about and remember information. These processes may be affected by the underlying disease, by the drugs used to treat the condition, or by other factors. Assessing cognition may be difficult particularly if speech is affected, and this is even harder if there is poor coordination of hand movements. These are frequent problems in the patients we treat with DBS.
CANTAB (Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery) is a psychology tool specifically developed to assess patients with such problems. It uses a computer with a touch screen system that avoids the need for good hand coordination or the ability to speak. In addition, it has been designed to facilitate retesting, and so can be used to monitor patients' progress. We feel that it would be invaluable in helping us to assess and treat patients with severe movement disorders.
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Overnight room and quiet room
Target: £25,000.00
Sheffield is so lucky to have the Neurosciences Ward N1 - our dedicated Neuro high dependency unit. Head injury is the biggest killer of young people in this country – a worrying statistic. The most serious head injuries along with other serious Neuro problems are treated on this ward by an amazing team. Families are often traumatised when they arrive in emergency situations and they also need our support.
Neurocare would like to help by providing a special room where families and carers can stay over night to be close to their loved ones at this terrible time.
Neurocare would also like to help by refurbishing a dedicated quiet room where devastated families can have space and time to reflect on news given by doctors and nurses away from the hustle and bustle of the ward. At the moment news is given either on the ward or a small room that is not always available. Privacy at a time like this is so important.
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