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Thanks to your support, in the last 5 years  we have provided the following equipment:

• Opthalmoscope & Diagnostic Otoscope (2) 
• Patient pods (2)
• Finger & children's Pulse oximeters (12)
• Blood spinning centrifuges (2)
• Pulse oximeters for the Emergency trolleys (2)
• Manikins (2) & AED Trainer
• Hydraulic 3-section plinths (7)
• Wall-mounted Diagnostic sets (8)
• Vascular dopplers (3)

Minor Surgery Unit

• Dermilite dermatoscope (4)
• Bovie Derm 942 desiccator & smoke evacuation unit
• Brymill Cryo system
• Procedure light, plinth and surgeon's stool
• Vinyl Medical Privacy screen

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We are sad to announce the death of Michael Richard Surfleet who passed away on 12 January 2025.    

Michael oversaw the incorporation of the trust in October 1990 and served as a trustee (as did his wife Diana) from its inception until his death.· The charity was initially formed to raise funds to purchase a syringe driver. The fundraising event organised by Jean Simpson raised

 an unexpectedly large sum of money leading to the establishment of the trust in October 1990. Michael played a crucial role in the governance and management of the charity helping to raise over £250,000 to purchase medical equipment not provided by the NHS

 His memorial service will be held at Swaton Parish Church at 14.00 on 4 February 2025. 

The trust funded the purchase of new equipment to enhance the new Primary Care Minor Surgical Unit. in addition to minimally invasive procedures involving electrocautery, curettage and cryosurgery,   Dr Matthew Glasson, a partner of the practice with extensive dermatological experience, can diagnose and treat skin cancer, primarily Basal cell carcinoma (‘BCC’) a common form of skin cancer and the 5th most common cancer in the UK; This offers a local solution to dermatological cases, with the opportunity to provide a quick and accessible diagnosis, the urgent treatment of certain skin cancers and the fast-track referral of serious cases. thus ensuring the best possible outcomes for patients of the practice and referrals from other practices in Lincolnshire.

Early Diagnosis + Speedy Treatment = Excellent Long-term Outcomes

Seen here opening the unit is the late Air Vice-Marshal Bobby Robson.