Gifts for patients - Norfolk & Norwich Hospitals Charity

The N&N Hospitals Charity would like to give you the opportunity to make a difference to someone in hospital. There are many times throughout the year, such as Easter and Christmas, where patients would appreciate a small gift so they know that somebody is thinking about them. The smallest of gestures can make a real difference to our patients.

Year-round we are in need of tea, coffee and biscuits for many of our ward areas, as well as craft materials or toys suitable for use in our Jenny Lind Children’s Hospital and various children’s areas such as ED.

Send A Smile With Santa for Christmas

Hospital is never a place where you want to be, but gifts like this show that someone cares. Imagine the difference it makes – If it was your child, or your grandparent…

There are patients who have to remain in hospital over the Christmas period, and some have no family to visit them. By donating a gift, you can make someone’s Christmas extra special. We need around 1,000 gifts so we can ensure every inpatient receives a small gift on Christmas morning.

Christmas wish list for our adult services:

Colouring and puzzle books for adults
Toiletry gift sets, shaving sets for men and women
Tins of biscuits, sweets, Christmas treats including gluten free and those suitable for diabetics for our outpatient and day clinics and which are in-date
Personal hygiene sets, such as toothbrushes, toothpaste and wet wipes
Lip balms, hand lotions, foot lotions or other moisturising lotions or hand wipes (either fragrance free or gently fragranced)
Perfumes, cologne (men), bubble bath, make up
Slipper socks/ bed socks or normal socks
Deodorants (male/female)
Handkerchiefs
Cordials, herbal, original or flavoured tea-bags
Pens/ pencils, notepads, note lets, colouring books, cards
Scented and non scented wipes
Hats & scarves
Wash bags; toothpaste/toothbrushes; hair brushes
Calendars, diaries
New books

All new please and we are always short of presents for male patients such as toiletries.

Every Christmas, our play and youth service organise fun activities for the patients and their families to take part in over the festive period. Support your local children’s hospital this Christmas, and help us to make magical memories for some of our youngest patients.

Ideas Specifically for Babies & Children & Teenagers

Babies & Infants:

Infant Rattles/ Teething Toys
Musical and Light-up toys
Infant Stimulation Toys

Children & Teenagers:

Any Lego sets – star wars/DC/Marvel
Top trumps
Colouring books suitable for teenagers
Lamaze toys
Nail varnish
Make up
Music CD/Relax – therapeutic
DVDs (new) suitable for children U/PG
Any Norwich city football stuff
Light up toys (LED)
Wallet/purses such as Superdry/Next/ River Island/ Marvel/DC
Colouring books, pens, paints, pencils
Books from Little Readers to Annuals
Children’s toiletries
Gift cards (Primark, WHSmith, iTunes, Amazon etc.)
DVD movies
Video games: XBox 1, PS4,
Playing and UNO cards
Magazines
Craft/Art kits (beading, model airplanes/cars,)
Diaries/Journals
Remote control cars and trucks

Easter

Easter is a time to celebrate Spring in the knowhow that Summer and warmer weather is on its way. To spread cheer this Easter, why not buy a gift for someone in hospital.

Our Easter wish list:

Some Easter eggs for our patients across our hospitals
Diabetic chocolate, biscuits or a small present e.g. toiletries, that we can give our diabetic patients
Tea, coffee, squash for ward waiting areas and kitchens
Small brand new toys, books which can be given to children who are not able to have chocolate.

We must receive all gifts by the week leading up to Easter and do please contact the fundraising team before dropping off items.

Also we are asking that, instead of Easter eggs, we are asking you to support our young patients directly through donating towards play activities:

£ 5

could cover the cost of multi-sensory play equipment for children with special needs

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£ 12

could cover the costs of a patient to attend a themed arts and crafts session

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Things we cannot accept:

To prevent infection, we will only be able to accept new items in their original packaging and not wrapped in paper. All purchased food products must be in a sealed package and still in date for 25 December 2018.

Unfortunately we are not able to accept edible homemade gifts (cakes, sweets etc), electrical items, used books, candles, old DVDs or VHS tapes; sharp objects such as knives or tools, denominational or religious material.