Rock star Bryan Ferry launched a £1 million appeal for new equipment at a Sussex hospital.
He joined the fund-raising initiative for a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanner for St Richard's Hospital in Chichester.
The singer helped raise the MRI appeal's new flag above the hospital with the Countess of March and Kinrara, who is president of the appeal.
The new equipment will be part of a £4.4 million expansion and modernisation of the hospital's medical imaging department.
The hospital has funded £3 million and the New Opportunities Fund is also providing £400,000. A further £1 million is needed for the new scanner.
The scanner will help detect diseases at an early stage while they are still treatable. It can eliminate the need for painful tests and monitor responses to treatment more closely.
The Friends of Chichester Hospitals boosted the appeal by handing over a cheque for £200,000.
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