Private hospital creates first aid wish list after donating 200 tonnes to Ukraine war effort
A private hospital has created a wish list for medical supplies to be sent to hospitals in Ukraine to help with the war.
The Sloane Hospital in Beckenham has said it will match UK donors with a list of urgent supplies requested by a group of Ukraine hospitals on the front line of war.
The goods will then be packaged, dispatched and delivered by Circle Health Group.
Items include vital kit for treating sick and wounded patients, including ventilators, crutches, walking frames, respiratory masks, scrubs, bandages and wound kits.
The hospital began delivering urgent medical goods to a group of Ukraine hospitals shortly after the war broke out, in collaboration with the Ukrainian doctors’ union and the British Red Cross.
It has already delivered about 200 tonnes directly to the doors of five hospitals in Ukraine, worth around £2m.
The gift list website was launched in response to requests from patients and members of the public to support Ukraine.
A team of volunteer hauliers from the UK, Poland and Ukraine have made the journey on a weekly basis since March 15 to deliver the urgent supplies.
Paolo Pieri, chief executive of Circle Health Group, said: “War can fade from the headlines quickly, but the reality for doctors and nurses and their patients in hospitals across Ukraine remains desperate.
“Urgent supplies are running short and months of war is taking a heavy toll on morale.
“We know the British public have taken the plight of Ukraine to heart, and we are appealing to them to help us make sure these hospitals have the kit and supplies they need.”
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Pictured top: Medical supplies being unloaded in eastern Ukraine (Picture: Circle Health Group)
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