New sleep monitors cut NHS wait times for hundreds of children

Thanks to a generous donation to Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity (GCHC) from Wooden Spoon Glasgow, two new inpatient sleep monitors have been installed at the Royal Hospital for Children, benefiting hundreds of children and young people who rely on overnight sleep studies.

The state-of-the-art sleep monitors, also known as Polysomnography (PSG) systems, have doubled capacity for overnight sleep studies at the hospital, and resulted in shorter waiting times, quicker diagnosis and treatment. For young patients and their families in need of overnight inpatient sleep studies this quicker turnaround reduces the impact of sleep disruption, helping children to more easily get the rest they need to grow and learn.

The funding, provided by Wooden Spoon Glasgow and delivered through Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity, supported the purchase and installation of the sleep monitors, which play a vital role in diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide variety of sleep disorders.

With the new monitors, sleep studies can be completed with greater accuracy and improved analysis, as well as offering a more comfortable patient experience; overnight physiologists can now even monitor signals from outside the patient’s room thanks to enhanced signal monitoring.

This funding has transformed our ability to provide timely, high-quality sleep diagnostics for children who need us. Doubling our capacity means families will wait less time for answers, and the improved technology allows us to deliver a safer, more comfortable experience for patients while supporting our physiologists with clearer, more reliable data.

Paul Burns, Manager of Respiratory & Sleep Physiology Department

The generous donation comes from Wooden Spoon Glasgow as part of their long-term commitment to supporting children and young people facing physical, mental and social disadvantages.

When you see how many families rely on this service, and how critical early diagnosis is, it becomes clear how important these monitors are. We’re proud to play our part in reducing waiting times and improving care for children from Glasgow and the surrounding area. We’re only able to make this impact because of the hundreds of people who support our events – particularly our annual dinner – and we hope to be in a position to improve the lives of even more children who need our help next year.

Al Kellock, Wooden Spoon Glasgow Chair

Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity is proud to have partnered with Wooden Spoon Glasgow, continuing our commitment to making a difference for the children and young people treated in Scotland’s busiest children’s hospital.