First Touch funds medical equipment for the neonatal unit that is outside of the scope of NHS funds. We are able to buy state-of-the-art equipment for the unit much quicker than the NHS can often provide it and so we can ensure the unit has the very best equipment available enabling staff to give babies first class care.
Below is a list of the types of equipment which First Touch has been able to provide for our neonatal unit and the approximate costs for each item.
- Transport incubator | £60,000
- Ultrasound scanner | £55,000
- Transport ventilator | £11,000
- Brain monitor | £8,000
- Vapotherm | £5,000
- Bilirubin meter | £4,500
- Oximeter | £3,000
- Intravenous pump | £1,400
- Cold lights | £800
- Apnoea monitor | £1000
- Breastfeeding pillows | £60
- Servo-n ventilator £30,000
- Incubator | £30,000
- Vital stats monitor | £12,000
- Ophthalmoscope | £8,000
- CPAP machine | £7,000
- Cardiac probe | £6,000
- Twin cot | £3,000
- Neopuff | £2,000
- Specialist cots | £1,300
- Phototherapy lights | £700
- Breast pumps | £600
