SFT Airvo Respiratory Unit Device

Procurement of 4 Airvo Units for SFT's Respiratory Department. Purchased by Charity funding (£14,256). One-off purchase as a Direct Award to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited. It has been identified that there has been an increase in patients presenting to the Salisbury District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust with Respiratory illnesses. This has led to a demand on their fleet of Airvo 2 units beyond capacity. In order to remedy this they purchased an additional four units which will be sited in Laverstock, Sarum and ICU. The Airvo 2 units are the Trust standard for this device and they have 13. The Department have looked to purchase the Airvo 2 units through NHSSC, but this has not been possible as the full product range isn't provided on NHSSC, so they are therefore we proceeding with the manufacturer directly. This was a charity purchase with ongoing revenue costs supported via MDMS and the Clinical wards.