A teenage patient at Colchester General Hospital has been gifted a life-saving piece of equipment.

Sixteen-year-old Renee Lewis-Driver suffers from a lung condition and she has been a long-term patient on the hospital’s children’s ward.

As Renee gets ready to move into adult care, she has been donated a saturation monitor, which measures a person’s oxygen levels.

The kit was presented to Renee, along with her mum, Stacey, by staff at Colchester Children’s Charity, which helps youngsters in the area and has made more than £75,000 in donations over the last year.

Liz Thomas, lead nurse for the transition team at Colchester General Hospital, said: We would like to say a big thank you to Colchester Children’s Charity for their generous donation.

“This machine will allow Renee to continue monitoring her oxygen levels longer term as part of her daily health management regime.”