MITRE has been the driving force behind the purchasing of MRI Scanners at Musgrave Park Hospital. In 1994 MITRE purchased an MRI Scanner at a cost of almost £1 million. In 1997, a second, smaller scanner was purchased primarily for the scanning of arms and legs. In 2001/2 MITRE funded the extension of the MRI suite at Musgrave Park Hospital and […]
Mitre funds a new Cybex Isokinetic Norm Unit The Isokinetic Unit Humac testing and rehabilitation system. This robotic dynamometer will give a quantitative analysis of muscle performance, identifying muscle weakness or imbalance. It can be used in isokinetic, isotonic, isometric or passive modes and is a very valuable aid to both the treatment and prevention of
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Scoliosis Leaflet A new information and educational leaflet is being produced The funds were raised by the McArdle Family
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Donation of a digital camera A Digital Camera has been donated to the Foot and Ankle Service which will be used Clinically and for educational purposes
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Spinal Occupational Therapy team will be supplied by Mitre with a new Laptop and Printer The Laptop and printer, supplied by The MITRE Trust, will enable the Spinal Occupational Therapy team to use along with the newly aquired Manual Upper Limb Exerciser
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MITRE have supplied 2 Bone density scanners for diagnosing Osteoporosis
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MITRE’s most recent project and its largest so far is this recently opened £3.5 million Physiotherapy and Sports Medicine facility. This is the largest ever donation by a charity to the Health Service in Northern Ireland. Official Opening of the MITRE Rehabilitation Unit: Click Here The MRU is one of the largest dedicated physiotherapy facilities in the
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Establishment of the Gait Laboratory, a service used to study and improve the gait (walking patterns) of children with cerebral palsy and spina bifida.
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Various funding contributions One year’s funding for a Consultant Radiologist and Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, as well as part funding of several research fellows.
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Accommodation for families and friends of patients at the Hospital. Two year grant for running costs of the new Ronald McDonald Children’s Charities (RMCC) Family Rooms, providing much needed accommodation for parents of children in hospital.
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