Christmas is a time of joy and cheer, but for many, it can be difficult especially when a little one is in hospital during the festive period.
To show awareness of these young patients and the NHS staff that care for them, every year the UK’s No.1 toiletries brand for young families, Childs Farm, donates a large selection of gifts including bubble bath, hand cream and moisturisers to their local hospitals in Hampshire, where the company is based.
The presents from Childs Farm will be equally distributed to hospitals in Basingstoke, Winchester, Andover and Alton. The products, which are made with natural origin ingredients to help those with dry, sensitive and eczema-prone skin, will be donated to the neonatal, maternity and children’s wards, to spread a little comfort and joy amongst patients who need it the most, and to thank frontline workers for all their amazing work.
The Childs Farm team will deliver the gifts to the staff at Basingstoke hospital on Monday 13th December and Winchester Hospital on Tuesday 14th December, with the Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust then delivering products to Alton and Andover in time for Christmas.
The donation will be split between the four hospitals and will include skincare packs for newborns and children, and hand creams and washes for staff.
In addition, they will also be donating Childs Farm colouring books and packs of colouring pencils for all the children to enjoy.
Joanna Jensen, Founder of Childs Farm, said “Christmas in hospital can be a challenge, so at this time of year we like to remember those little ones – and new ones! – who aren’t at home with family and friends, to give a little bit of Childs Farm Christmas cheer to them.’
Wendy Slocombe, Executive Assistant at the Hampshire Hospitals said “We’re so grateful to Childs Farm and their wonderfully kind and generous donations. Everyone is so overwhelmed by the incredible effort being made by the team to deliver the products, and patients and staff will be delighted to receive such gorgeous gifts.”