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Psychology
5 & Counselling
4 Intensive
Care Service
3 Day of
Surgery Sara Matley 6 Outpatients
Tracy Massey Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Deputy Clinical Perfusion
Manager “Nurturing psychological well-being is essential
Dr Carol Bodlani for physical health and quality of life. As a team
Consultant Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthetist “The Perfusionist shares of clinical psychologists and counsellors, we are
the responsibility with dedicated to supporting patients and families
“With your help, we the Anaesthetist for to live enjoyable, fulfilling lives alongside their
have been able to the management of heart condition. Thank to
acquire a number of the physiological and your donations, we offer a
Vapotherm units. metabolic needs of the safe and confidential space
patient. When on the in which difficult thoughts
Vapotherm, as the bypass machine the heart and feelings are shared,
u n i t i s co m m o n l y and lungs are stopped processed and worked
known, is a device that and the circulation is through together.
helps children, most supported by a series of pumps, an oxygenator, Sharon Milner
commonly very small a reservoir, filters and tubing. All the patient The future is all about
CEO
babies, to breathe with parameters are monitored and controlled by the making the psychological
much more ease than Perfusionist. Perfusionists also manage patients support we can offer more
“The needs of the
they would ordinarily on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation accessible across the LCHU are growing
on their own. (ECMO) on intensive care. This is a long-term region, so we will be working in partnership with
a n d e v o l v i n g
assist device for children CHSF to help us achieve this, perhaps thorough
With the new transportable vapotherm who need extra circulatory providing equipment to help us develop Skype r a p i d l y – a n d
CHSF’s long-term
machine, specially trained nurses are able to or respiratory support. appointments, or fund workshop days across s t r a t e g y a n d
safely transport these children independently. the region. We are keen to develop the service
vision to support
Because of You, this means we can potentially Perfusion equipment is over the next 30 years with the help of CHSF, h e a r t s f o r l i f e
fit more children in the operating theatre lists very expensive and the whose support over the last 20 years has
depends on the continued fundraising
as there is often no interruption and these lists technology available to us been invaluable. Thank you to everyone who and engagement by you, our valued
are more efficient. Thank you!” is continually evolving. CHSF contributes to CHSF!”
supporters.
have been key in enabling us
to deliver the best care to
We’d love you to be part of our future,
our patients by facilitating so we can continue to help patients with
the purchase of the most
congenital heart disease in our region.
up to date equipment Please pass on our message to your
quickly. We now have new
friends and colleagues.”
and additional ECMO hardware, and they have
raised our profile as a profession. Because of
To find out more, give us a call on
You, our unit is fast moving towards being an 0113 831 4810 or visit our website at
international centre of excellence.”
chsf.org.uk.