Space age names given to hospital’s latest life-saving equipment

A team of specialist nurses from the respiratory unit at Scarborough Hospital has found a unique way to celebrate the arrival of their new life-saving equipment – by giving them all names.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Apr 2019, 07:26 BST
Respiratory nurses at Scarbrorough Hospital with their new machines.Respiratory nurses at Scarbrorough Hospital with their new machines.
Respiratory nurses at Scarbrorough Hospital with their new machines.

Staff joined in the fun with a space age theme, naming the machines after fictional robots – R2-D2, Marvin, WALL-E, Optimus Prime and KITT.

The machines are used for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hazel Kavanagh, lead specialist respiratory nurse, said: “The new machines are replacing equipment that we’ve had for 12 years so naturally we were delighted when they arrived.”