Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest not-for-profit healthcare organisation, has purchased a new energy efficient CT scanner, endoscopy stack and digital theatre system after receiving £1.865 million in funding from Lombard.
This investment was made possible with the funding from Lombard, whose asset finance solution enables Nuffield Health to spread the cost of these advanced technologies over their useful life – supporting strong financial management and effectively managing cash flow.
The organisation operates 36 private hospitals, 110 fitness and wellbeing clubs, 86 corporate fitness sites, seven hospital sterilisation service units and one research & development facility. It employs around 17,600 people.
The new equipment includes a state-of-the-art CT scanner at Nuffield’s Parkside Hospital in London, designed to deliver high quality imaging with greater energy efficiency. The advanced technology will help reduce energy costs for the hospital, while enabling clinicians to deliver faster, more accurate diagnoses and treatment planning
The funding also went towards an endoscopy stack for Nuffield’s Bournemouth hospital and a digital theatre system for its Brighton hospital. Both of these will integrate smart technologies to support safer, more efficient procedures and high-quality surgical care.
Matt Lynn, Chief Finance Officer, Nuffield Health said: “We are grateful to Lombard for their support and can’t thank them enough in helping us to bring this new technology to our hospitals. Their partnership has enabled us to continue investing in innovations that benefit both our hospitals and the environment and will help us continue to deliver exceptional treatment to our patients.”
Nathan Harrod, Corporate Relationship Director at Lombard, said: “It’s been a pleasure to help Nuffield Health improve its diagnostics for patients and be more energy efficient while doing so. The business has been providing fantastic care for patients since 1957 and is continuing to make improvements to services with investment in advanced technologies.
“At Lombard we understand that having access to the latest healthcare technology is crucial to improving quality of care and patient outcomes. Our deep sector expertise and knowledge allows us to tailor medical finance packages to the needs of healthcare providers, giving them access to the latest equipment simply and affordably – so they can continue to provide exceptional care.”
