Emergency admission packs
Not all hospital admissions are planned, some happen in an emergency. In those cases, a parent or carer’s only thought is for the welfare of their child and they often turn up in hospital without anything for themselves.
Thanks to our supporters, we continued to provide little bags of comfort to parents and carers in these situations, filled with things like a change of t-shirt, a toothbrush and body wash to get them through those first few days.
PCCU ward manager, Suzanne, said: “Some parents enter the worst time of their lives when they come to PCCU. Their child is sick and they have nothing with them, not even a toothbrush. The parent packs that Noah’s Ark provide make such a difference to every one of them. The simplest of things like a hair bobble can help to take the stress away from a mum.”
Thanks to our corporate supporters, Primark, we also started providing emergency admission packs for children during the October fire break. These were a huge help to families who, having been admitted to hospital urgently with very little, found it difficult to get provisions as so many shops were shut. As well as essentials like a change of clothes and a toothbrush, we also add a few things to distract and entertain the children for when they felt well enough and a teddy to cwtch up to too.
