Thank you to all the generous benefactors who have bought the following equipment:
Soft furnishings for Counselling room chairsThese were looking very thin and worn as they are sat on for 50 minutes at a time. They are part of the counselling room where patients and their relatives can spend time with our Macmillan nurses. Here they can receive counselling, support and hypnotherapy to help with some of the emotional issues surrounding cancer.
Cost £240 - purchased with funds raised by Brighton and Hove City Council. Very many thanks.
Kneefix cushions
These are needed to support our radiotherapy patients receiving treatment. They give better comfort to the patient and help imobilise for precision treatment.
Many thanks to the Southover Golfing Society for money raised and donated.
'Baby' Linacs
These are complete miniature versions for the clinical Linear Accelerators used to deliver radiotherapy to patients. They would allow radiographers to model and plan radiotherapy before the patient started their treatment, maximising accuracy, making the treatment more efficient and minimising the time spent having to prepare for treatment in the full size clinical Linacs.
3 have now been purchased by Dorothea Percy, Lousie Alder and by friends in memory of Doreen Carvel
Mobile/portable hearing loops
A portable inducton desk loop system suitable for one-to-one communication with someone with an hearing aid. No wires or setting up, other than lifting the unit onto a table.
Purchased by Keith Pottinger in memory of his wife, Valerie. Our grateful thanks.
Portable crystal head set amplifier
The Sound Wizard II is a powerful personal listening device which amplifies sound through its internal microphones. Dual headphones for two people to listen to the same amplified sound if you have two sets of headphones.
Purchased by Keith Pottinger in memory of his wife, Valerie. Our grateful thanks.
CD players/IPod docking stations
Music has been found to be widely beneficial to patients undergoing radiotherapy, helping relaxation and relieving stress. It is hoped to buy a CD player for each of the 5 Linear Accelerators at the Sussex Cancer Centre.
5 needed - now being bought by Mr Niblett and money raised by Steve Morgan
Breast Gowns
At present, patients completely undress, leaving them feeling exposed. Breast gowns aid patient comfort, helping provide dignity and modesty. They would be provided to the patient for the length of their treatment and returned to the centre at the end.
14 purchased by the staff at Asda at Brighton Marina with grateful thanks.
12 purchased in loving memory of Eileen Gillane byt her family. Very many thanks.
PAT slides
PAT sides are required by the radiotherapy department to allow the easy and safe movements of patients from trolleys to our treatment couches.
£175 x 3 purchased by Keith Pottinger from a legacy left to us by his wife Valerie. Many thanks.
Airpal mattresses
Used to transfer patients from a stretcher to the treatment couch in comfort and safety. Patients who may be in great pain are hovered across to the treatment couch. Reducing their discomfort and aiding the staff who carry out the manoeuvre to do it safely for all concerned.
£1200 x 2
Thank you to:
Family and friends in memory of the late Mick Patrick
Jelly mattresses
Used for patient positioning and to enhance patient comfort during treatment 5 puchased @ £110 each
Thank you to:
Mr Keith Pottinger in memory of his dear wife Valerie.
The Royal Connaught Lodge, Eastbourne and Sussex Masonic Charities.
Mrs G Slack
Jelly mattresses
Used for patient positioning and to enhance patient comfort during treatment. Need replacing in LA2 & 3.
£110 each x 8 required to complete and update system funded from General Funds and public support
Blood Glucose monitor
Donated to the department by ASCENSIA
Manual Handling Belts
Placed around patients who need some assistance from a chair to a treatment couch. £50 x 4
Thank you to Mr Keith Pottinger in memory of his dear wife Valerie
Airpal inflator
Used for patients who require transferring from a stretcher to the treatment couch in comfort and safety. Patients who may be in great pain are hovered across to the treatment couch. Reducing their discomfort and aiding the staff who carry out the manoeuvre to do it safely for all concerned. - £750
Thank you to the Royal Connaught Lodge, Eastbourne and Sussex Masonic Charities
Standaid SARA 3000 + sling (ARJO)
Hoist enabling the patient to keep their dignity by being lifted into a standing position from a wheel chair and then transferred to the treatment couch or toilet as required. - £1595
Thank you to Mr Keith Pottinger in memory of his dear wife Valerie
Special Rope ladders
These are placed on the end of the treatment couch and aid people to help themselves into a sitting position - £89 x 3
Thank you to the Royal Connaught Lodge, Eastbourne and Sussex Masonic Charities
Breast board with attachments
Kings Church donated £8500 to purchase a breast board with attachments which is used for treating patients with breast cancer. Also purchased was a Bolus which is required to alter the percentage of radiation treating the surface of the patient. Pictured above is Dave Monk, Fundraising Coordinator (Left) and Steve Horne, church leader.
Environmental dose rate monitor
For checking radiation dose rates outside buildings in which radiotherapy takes place. Smartlon
£2000 + VAT Purchased with funds raised in memory of Stuart Cattaneo and Judith Shannon
Miss Joan Emmeline Mackenzie
Equipment that enables us to develop the planning of radiotherapy treatments of brain tumours in two ways, has been funded in memory of the late Joan Emmeline Mackenzie (legacy of £220,000). We have ordered additional computer workstations, which will increase access to our existing system for clinical and planning staff. We have also ordered new, advanced software to enable us to make further developments in planning very complex treatments.
MRI fusion phantom.
For QA of MRI scans and their fusion with CT scans. Enables check of anatomical information used for treatment planning.
£4000 Purchased in memory of Joan Mackenzie
VISIO software licences
Flowcharting and graphics tool to save time in the production of Quality System & other documentation.
£40 each x 3 - purchased from general funds
Scanner for Gafchromic film
For investigating use of a type of film which doesn't require processing and could replace radiographic film for some Physics QA work.
£1000 + VAT (Being purchased)
Precision digital barometer
To replace ageing manual barometer for pressure measurements needed in dosimetry. Quicker and easier to use and readily movable to different locations. Purchased with donations in memory of Geoff Cubitt, Sussex Cancer Centre physicist. Very many thanks to Geoff’s family and friends.
£1700 + VAT
Lap TopTo enable service schedules to run on the laptop for paperless system. View PDF documents during maintenance activites, back up to the PDA for daily output checks. Eventually to acquire machine data to tract trends and highlight potentialproblems before affecting the equipment.
£566- Thank you to Norwich Union and Penny Acton from Norwich Union IT solutions for organising christmas events.
PicoScope 3000 PC Oscilloscope with USB interface.
Pico laptop data capture module to be used to capture waveforms for preventative and fault finding on linear accelerators. Used in conjunction with a PC laptop to record and analyse results.
£399: Thank you to Norwich Union and Penny Acton from Norwich Union IT solutions for organising christmas events. 
900 Series Type E Contamination Monitor with ZP1490 GM tube
For extra protection for engineers when dealing with invasive faults on the linear accelerators to avoid unnecessary radiation dose, department supplies all staff with radiation badges but these are only read at the end of the month and don't give an instant indication.
£680.00: Thank you to the family and friends in memory of the late Mick Patrick
Soldering station
Soldering iron station for repair of equipment. Improvement over existing due to ESD and lead free solder compatibility.
£150: For Emma
Mould room treatment couch
A successful fundraising event ment that the Fund are able to proceed in purchasing a treatment couch to replace their existing Impression-making Patient Table.
£13k: Thank you to all those that supported the Fund in the Seafront Sponsored walk and those that donated to our appeal.
Chrome step stool with handle
A sturdy, stool with chrome plated steel frame. The stool has a non-slip textured mat on the surface. The rail, attached to one side of the step, helps to give the user extra confidence and stability. Rubber ferrules provide good grip on slippery surfaces.
£33: Thank you to Norwich Union and Penny Acton from Norwich Union IT solutions for organising christmas events.
Portable CD player
Used as part of the complementary hypnotherapy and counselling offered to patients to help with anxiety, insomnia and depression. This would allow sessions to be recorded, enabling patients to practise techniques at home which has be shown to be helpful in alleviating these problems.
Cost £500 - this has now kindly been bought by Dorothea Percy and Susan Webster
Syringe Driver MS 16A.
Graseby Medical for patients to use at home for pain control and nausea vomiting control.
£300 - £500 x 2
Thank you to the family and friends in memory of the late Mick Patrick
At present the clinic rooms examination couches are very old and difficult for patients to use. They are not height adjustable and have to use steps so patients can get on/off them. For frail patients this can be very difficult and on occasions some patients can not use the couches.
The electric couches are able to height adjust and are slighter wider making them more comfortable for the patient and more user friendly. We are able to use the electric couch for very frail patients.
£650 each. 3 purchased by Mrs P Cattaneo with monies raised by holding a Golf Day in memory of her dear husband, Stuart. - thank you.
1 purchased by Mrs Faith Adams, and 1 purchased in memory of Brian Lee by his friends and family - thank you.
Sensewear Band
This is a band which patients wear on their upper arm for 24 hours and it measures their energy requirements. This would be a really useful way of developing accurate nutritional care plans to meet the patients energy expenditure. This should ultimately help to minimise the weight loss of individual patients who are struggling to meet their daily needs nutritionally and more effectively measure and monitor them.
£650 Purchased by Mrs P Cattaneo with monies raised by holding a Golf Day in memory of her dear husband, Stuart. -- thank you.
Heat Pads
Heat pads over the arm can ease discomfort when chemotherapy is infused. A small cost item that can makes a real difference to patient comfort.
£50 donated by the Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation
Ultrasound
The IV team contributed £1000, DDU £500 and ITU some also. This benefits cancer patients who need PICC lines. We are sharing this with these other areas.
Thank you to: The League of Friends
Silicone cap and cover
Used to aid scalp cooling in order to help prevent hair loss during chemotherapy treatment.
Thank you to: David Shannon in memory of his wife Judith
Various Music CDs
Thank you to: David Shannon in memory of his wife Judith
Baxter pumps
Purchased: in memory of Sydney Giles together with a large contribution to physics equipment.
Infusion pump and drip stands
Three drip stands and contribution to an Infusion Pump.
Thank you to: Mr B Lee
2-3 portable DVD players
Required for educational purposes in the Sussex Cancer Centre for teaching aids for chemotherapy staff and also for patients to use whlst in the department having treatment for many hours.
Cost approx £100 each
Thank you to the family and friends in memory of the late Mick Patrick
The Sussex Cancer Fund has recently funded a newly opened chemotherapy suite and purchased new equipment. 
Digital Hand Dynamometer
This tool is used to measure patients strength, this is particularly useful if they have been losing weight. Together with a percentage body weight loss it can assist an overall assessment of a patients nutritional needs pre and during treatment. It may also be useful as a measure to support which treatment would best suit the patients needs and can be used to plot progress through the patients journey.
£399
Thank you to the family and friends in memory of the late Mick Patrick 
Dinamp Pro 300 monitors - Haematology/Oncology Ward
Dinamaps are a vital resource for patient care of an acute environment. These monitors ensure sage and accutate measurements of vital signs when Haemato-oncology patients are at their most vulnerable.
Cost approx £2000 each. Purchased by Penny Cattaneo and David Shannon, and Dorothea Percy and Susan Webster. Huge thanks to them for their fantastic support.
Television and DVD player - Howard one iodine isolation ward
For patients in the isolation ward
This has now been purchased with money raised by Gay Patrick and her friends and family, in loving memory of Mick. Very many thanks Gay.
Shaving mirrors, foot bath, bedside lamps - Howard One Ward.
Creature comforts for our patients.
Purchased from general funds.
