For many of us, Christmas is a time for being at home, exchanging gifts and spending time with the people we love but for some of the patients coming through our hospital doors, Christmas can look and feel very different.

Our hospitals care for people from every walk of life, including some of the most vulnerable - some of our patients are elderly and may have very little support around them, some are homeless and many have difficult personal circumstances. Others may just find themselves unexpectedly spending Christmas in hospital, away from home and their loved ones which is where our 'Gifts of Joy' are so important.

Each year, with the help of our brilliant supporters, we provide Christmas gifts for patients who are unable to go home and last Christmas, our supporters helped us deliver 1,300 gifts to patients across our hospitals. For just £7.50, you can help us to do it all over again. this will help us to buy one thoughtful gift for a patient spending Christmas in hospital. It is a small gesture, but for someone alone, vulnerable or facing an tough time, it is a reminder that someone is thinking of them and they haven’t been forgotten. Our hospital teams help us make sure these gifts reach patients who will benefit from them most, bringing a little joy to wards across our hospitals at Christmas.

If you would like to help us make Christmas a little brighter for our patients, you can donate to support our Gifts of Joy campaign. Or, please feel free to give us a call if you would like to know how you can do more to help your local hospitals this Christmas. Thank you. 


 

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