Lincolnshire hospital bosses urge people to divert their generous donations to other community organisations in need
Over the past few weeks, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) has welcomed hundreds of generous donations from the public and businesses of Lincolnshire, for the benefit of staff and patients.
This has included offers of food for hard press staff on long shifts unable to get to shops or isolating from family members and offers of other free or discounted goods and services in recognition for their efforts.
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Staff have also been on the receiving end of a weekly outpouring of thanks with the Clap for Carers event up and down the country each Thursday.
The trust has now announced: “We would like to thank everyone for their kindness and generosity in support of our amazing NHS staff.
“We now want to help refocus some of this generosity, recognising that there are others in our communities who also need support including vulnerable people, those who have reduced income and food banks.
“We have taken the decision to close down our public Amazon wishlist, and from now on will be creating a more specific list of support that we require, details of which can be found on our website.
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“Going forward, we’ll be asking our communities to instead make donations to local food banks and/or vulnerable members of the community.
“We are also benefitting from national fundraising activities that are underway through NHS Charities Together. So far, we have received £35,000 from NHS Charities Together to use for items to support our staff and patients.
“If you have items which you would like to donate, please check the list guidance before contacting the Trust. Unless specified we are unfortunately unable to take any other donations at this time.”
They urge the public not to bring items direct to the hospitals, due to obvious infection risks. And they are asking everyone in the local area to ‘Stay Home and Save Lives’ and stick to the non-essential travel guidelines.
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If anyone would like to make a donation to support the Trust, direct them to:
The Generosity Cell at [email protected]
The fundraising and donations web page here: https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/about/fundraising-and-donations/covid-19-fundraising/
Or NHS Charities Together here: https://www.nhscharitiestogether.co.uk/