A UKRAINIAN doctor has teamed up with his Poole-based hospital to deliver more than 110 tonnes of urgent medical supplies to his home country.

Sergey Tadtayev, a consultant urologist surgeon has worked with the Harbour Hospital to send 10 truck loads of supplies to Ukraine.

Together with the Ukrainian doctors’ union and the British Red Cross, 200 pallets of vital kit and medical supplies will be sent to war-hit hospitals.

Ventilators, crutches, walking frames, respiratory masks, scrubs, bandages, wound kits, operating tables and other medical supplies have been stock-piled from Circle Health Group hospitals across the country and delivered directly to the doors of five hospitals in Ukraine.

The latest of the weekly deliveries contained £185,500 of medical equipment loaded on 35 pallets, including five ventilators, an operating table, patient monitors, suction tubing and chest drainage sets and sterile gowns. 

At The Harbour Hospital, staff and doctors organised a ‘wear blue and yellow day’ alongside a raffle.

Combined both events raised £335 towards Circle Health Group’s target of £1 million to help those affected by the war in Ukraine.

Dr Tadtayev said: “My heart breaks for my fellow doctors back home who are fighting heroically to care for the sick and wounded – even as the bombs continue to fall.

“Hospitals are struggling to get basic supplies because transport and manufacturing have been so badly disrupted, so I knew I had to do something to help. 

“Moving 100 plus tonnes of medical supplies between hospitals separated by thousands of miles and several borders has been an incredible team effort, and I have been overwhelmed by the generosity of my colleagues at Circle Health Group.

“They are moving heaven and earth to get help to those who really need it on the frontline, and I am humbled by the solidarity and support for my homeland.”

Paolo Pieri, CEO of Circle Health Group, said: “We’re so grateful to the hundreds of people across the country who have contributed to this effort, from staff to partners and suppliers, and the brave drivers who have put themselves at considerable personal risk.

“Working directly with Sergey and his Ukrainian medical colleagues we are able to understand their exact needs and get targeted aid to them directly in some of the most difficult parts of the country.”