A PRESTWICH-based children’s charity has funded a new piece of equipment to help keep newborn babies warm.

MedEquip4Kids presented a ‘Giraffe Warmer’ to Tameside General Hospital’s Maternity Ward thanks to cash donated by Moto M62 Birch Services and Simplyhealth.

The new ‘Giraffe Warmer’ will provide a warm, comfortable and supportive environment for new born babies who experience difficulties immediately after birth.

Anita Fleming, head of midwifery at Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust, said: “This new piece of equipment will be a great help to the trust.

“The nursing staff find the unit very simple to use, and overall it has made a great improvement to the care and comfort we can offer infants.

“The Giraffe Warmer is able to be quickly moved to a patient’s bedside to start care as soon as possible.

“The new technology is very efficient and has incredibly fast heating times, which is just what we need.”

The delivery of the ‘Giraffe Warmer’ was made possible by donors Simplyhealth and Moto in the Community.

Simplyhealth, the leading health cash plan providers, has contributed more that £50,000 to MedEquip4Kids projects since 2015, funding equipment all around Greater Manchester.

Moto in the Community, the charitable trust of Moto Services, has selected MedEquip4Kids as its Local Charity Partner.

David Bold, services manager at Moto M62 Birch Services, in Heywood said: “We are more than happy to support such a good charity as MedEquip4Kids.

“We were overwhelmed by the impact this equipment has and we look forward to building on our current fundraising success in supporting MedEquip4Kids projects.”

Paul Cocker, senior fundraising at MedEquip4Kids added: “We are indebted to such wonderful supporters as Moto and Simplyhealth, who really understand how important it is to make sure local children’s wards have access to the best equipment available.

“Projects like this really make a difference to the community.”

MedEquip4Kids improves children’s healthcare by providing equipment not available from limited NHS resources.

For more information: visit www.medequip4kids.org.uk or call 0161 798 1600.