Northamptonshire Health Charity is looking for Christmas gifts to give to people in hospital on Christmas Day.
The charity supports Northampton General and Kettering General Hospitals and the community and mental health hospitals at Berrywood, Isebrook, Corby, and St Mary’s. It works all year round to provide for all departments and wards, above and beyond what the NHS provides.
Now that Christmas is fast approaching, the charity wants to ensure that every patient in hospital receives a present on the day. There are many patients, mostly elderly, who have nobody – this means no visitors and no gift.
Last year, every inpatient received a gift bag, which helped raise a smile, reminding them they are in people’s thoughts.
Suitable items are puzzle books, slippers and socks, toiletries, lip balms and dominoes for elderly patients and toys, games and activities for the children’s wards and short break centres. For infection control, only new items can be accepted in the original packaging and not gift wrapped.
If you’d prefer to shop online, purchase from the Amazon Wish List at www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1VSCK7UYYD28B. Or make a donation and a gift will be purchased for you.
Trish Ribano, service manager at Welland Centre for Adult Mental Health said: “We are so grateful for your support at Christmas. It makes our day when all the gifts arrive for us to give out as this can be a very lonely and difficult time for patients.”
