Le Gallais Real Estate’s Generous Donation

LE GALLAIS REAL ESTATES GENEROUS DONATION OF PODIATRY EQUIPMENT

Tim Le Gallais MD of Le Gallais Real Estates and Tina Hairon Before the onset of the pandemic, representatives of Le Gallais Real Estates approached Diabetes Jersey offering to assist in purchasing specialist podiatry equipment to the value of circa £10,000 on the understanding that it will be kept at the Diabetes Centre and primarily used for the benefit for those with diabetes.

The charity, working with Health & Community Services, identified the specialist apparatus required which has now been put into daily use in the Diabetic Foot Clinic.

The equipment involved included a MolecuLight i : X which allows the clinicians in the podiatry clinic to quickly, safely and easily visualise bacteria and measure wounds at the time of treatment, a FLIR thermal imager for deep investigation within the tissues, a Huntleigh Digital Doppler, which is a hand held device to investigate the blood circulation in the lower legs and feet and a digital camera with underwater casing, for infection control issues for recording all foot problems.

Tim Le Gallais, managing director of Le Gallais Real Estates Limited says, “Having had a personal interest in the impact of diabetes especially in the area of podiatry, we were very happy to support the charity in this particular initiative which we are confident, as is the charity, will be great benefit to those with the condition.”

Diabetes Jersey chairman, Bill O’Brien agrees, “This gift provides a fantastic opportunity for state-of-the-art equipment to be used for those with podiatry issues and in many cases, will enable a speedier resolution to the issues involved.”