EQUIPMENT PURCHASED
Since inception in 1981 the PCTA has raised around £2.4m to provide diagnostic and radiotherapy equipment for the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, as follows:
| Year | Equipment / Activity | Funds Raised |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Fully equipped Radiotherapy Unit installed in Peterborough District Hospital | £200,000 |
| 1986 | CT Scanner installed in Peterborough District Hospital | £500,000 |
| 1987 | Donation (part cost) of Mobile Breast Scanning Unit | £100,000 |
| 1994 | Refurbishment of Clinic 6 | £75,000 |
| 1996 | Sundry equipment | £28,000 |
| 1997 | MRI Scanner | £765,000 |
| 1999 | Ultrasound Breast Screening equipment (£44,000) and Colonoscope (£23,000) | £67,000 |
| 2000 | New Radiotherapy Machine | £100,000 |
| 2002 | Injection System\Infusion Pumps (£21,000) and Scholarship Fund (£3,000) | £24,000 |
| 2003 | Endoscopic Ultrasound Machine | £76,000 |
| 2004 | Argon Laser Equipment (£17,000), Ultrasound Breast Screening equipment (£58,000) and Scholarship Fund (£1,000) | £76,000 |
| 2005 | Holmium Yag Laser (£50,000), Gastroscope (£25,000), Colonoscope (£28,000), Immunostainer (£29,000) and Scholarship Fund (£6,000) | £138,000 |
| 2006 | Mammography Machine (£41,000), Faxitron (£18,000), Digital Camera (£42,000) and Uretro Renoscope (£3,000) | £104,000 |
| 2008 | Ergonomic Microscope (£12,000) and Scholarship Fund (£1,400) | £13,400 |
| 2009 | Contribution to software to enable accurate placing for cervical Brachytherapy | £2,000 |
| 2013 | Linac Gating (£48,000 each) to support two Linear Accelerators in the Radiotherapy Department at Peterborough NHS Hospital | £96,000 |
| 2017 | Cellular Pathology Department – one processor, two embedding stations and two microtomes | £60,000 |
| 2019 | IT Equipment for Cancer Care In The Community Nurses | £5,000 |
| TOTAL | £2.4m |
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
To further benefit local cancer patients, we maintain a Scholarship Fund, following initial funding by EMAP (now part of the Top Right Group), for selected medical personnel to update and increase their specialist knowledge, subject to approval by the Trustees and the NHS Trust.