Friends of Oakley and Overton Surgeries

List of Major Equipment & Services

Since March 2003, the Charity has spent some £20,000, to purchase equipment for use in the Surgeries, including the following items:

• Pulse Oximeters, used to measure blood oxygen levels.
• Automatic Digital Blood Pressure Meter with stand, used by patients in the Overton waiting room.
• Welch Allyn PanOptic Desk Sets, used to examine ears and eyes.
• Patients' chairs for the consulting rooms.
• Digital Blood-pressure monitors, used to diagnose and manage raised blood pressure.
• Audio Dopplex with probe, used to assess blood circulation to the legs.
• Fetal Heart Detector, used to check foetal heart in pregnancy.
• Brandon Coolview Examination Lamps, used in the consulting rooms.
• Porta-Nebulizers, used to treat acute asthma.
• Mercury-free Sphygmomanometers, used to check blood pressure.
• Defibrillator Life pack, used in cardiac resuscitation.
• Histofreeze liquid, used to eliminate warts.
• The charity also pays for regular servicing and supplies of consumables for the equipment it has bought.