West Lancashire Freemasons’ Charity (WLFC) were contacted by the charity Kidneys for Life, who for almost 50 years at Manchester Royal Infirmary, have worked with patients, families and staff to provide vital funding for research into all elements of kidney disease.
The current situation is that children referred to Royal Lancaster Infirmary Paediatric Urology Clinic, commonly have conditions such as hypospadias, meatal stenosis, idiopathic urethritis or functional bladder conditions, these children require uroflow tests, but there was currently no uroflow machine suitable for children in Lancaster Infirmary, meaning that the children and families had to travel to Manchester for their uroflow appointment, this is costly and can also cause delays in starting treatment.
Through contact made by David Keene Consultant Paediatric Urologist, the WLFC bought a children’s uroflow machine which was installed and commissioned at Royal Lancaster Infirmary Paediatric Urology Clinic. At the time of the presentation, David Keene sincerely thanked WLFC for assisting in the procurement of this machine.
Barrie Crossley, a trustee of WLFC, stated that a number of families were lined up on the day of the presentation to use the machine and were really so thankful they didn’t have to make the round trip to Manchester.