A Leek-based medical supplier is helping hospitals across the UK improve neonatal, maternity and theatre care, while supporting a children’s charity.
Central Medical Supplies (CMS) recently supplied essential neonatal equipment to the new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick. Products included Kanmed BabyBeds, Kanmed Baby Warmers and Weyer Thermocare Beds, all designed to help babies maintain core temperature and support safe, effective care.
Juliet Sweeney, neonatal occupational therapist at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, said: “Having a new neonatal intensive care unit provided the opportunity to acquire the best equipment available for the babies in our care. We are committed to providing the best possible care and support for babies, their parents and parents-to-be in our new, modern, bright facilities.”
Beyond neonatal care, CMS has also provided its Swabsafe swab management system to the theatre unit at Halton Hospital, part of Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Invented by CMS founder Phil Champ, the system simplifies swab counting and weighing for blood loss calculation while reducing the handling of contaminated swabs.
Mark Rigby, operating theatre matron at the hospital, said: “We found it a simple transition to move over to using the Swabsafe system and it has been vital to the role of counting swabs post-surgery.”
The company, which was founded in 1989, is also supporting the Ickle Pickles Children’s Charity, donating more than £3,450 since entering a partnership earlier this year. Five per cent of CMS sales from Kanmed BabyBeds and Baby Warmers is gifted to the charity, which provides intensive care equipment to neonatal units across England and Wales.
Sarah Ward, brand and product manager at CMS, said: “We’re pleased to be supporting Ickle Pickles and helping neonatal nurses provide the best possible care for the fragile babies they are looking after.”
Rachael Marsh, co-founder and trustee of Ickle Pickles, added: “The amazing donation from Central Medical Supplies will be used to provide neonatal units with the vital equipment they need, to assist clinical teams in treating premature babies and helping them survive and thrive.”
