Santa and his elves deliver MRI scanner to Salisbury District Hospital

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Father Christmas and his elves have made an extra special delivery to Salisbury District Hospital, delivering a brand new MRI scanner.

Instead of a sleigh, Father Christmas drove a crane and delivered the scanner through the roof into a brand new MRI scanner suite made possible by funds raised by The Stars Appeal the hospital charity.

It's the result of a joint working project between the Stars Appeal and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, with the first of two new MRI scanners arriving at the hospital today. A second scanner,  funded by the Stars Appeal, is due to arrive later in 2021. 

Dr Rowena Staples, Paediatric Consultant and Stars Appeal Ambassador said: “By having two scanners we can make the diagnostics faster and get patients on the right pathway”.