How to donate gifts to Nottingham Children’s Hospital this Christmas
A Christmas toy appeal for children at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) over the festive period has been launched.
This year there are some changes regarding donations to ensure that your generous gifts can be received and organised appropriately.
New guideline changes for 2023:
- Drop-off donations will only take place with a confirmed appointment. The location of the drop-off will be outside the ENT (Ear, nose and throat) Entrance of Queen’s Medical Centre.
- We will not be accepting deliveries after Friday 15 December
- Please call the following numbers to contact a member of the play team to come and meet you if you have a donation 07505015014 and 07812277394
- Delivery and collection times will be between 8am-10am and 2pm-4pm Monday – Friday
- Please do NOT wrap presents as we need to see what is given out for safety reasons
- Please only donate brand new toys, we are very grateful for donations, but due to safety reasons we unfortunately cannot accept second hand toys. If you are donating soft toys please make sure that they have a CE mark and new label on them.
- We cannot accept any role play toys such as guns or weapons or anything for above the age of 18.
Here are some ideas for the gift you may like to buy:
General Toys: Figures and dolls, jigsaws, puzzles, board games, Lego, bath toys, cars, etc.
Books: Baby books (card/board), story books, non-fiction
Toiletries: Gift sets
Arts and Crafts: Felt tip pens, pencils, colouring book, picture or puzzle book, stickers
Sensory: Light and sound activity toys
Confectionery: Selection boxes, tubes of sweets
- Gifts we cannot accept:
Second hand toys due to safety reasons:
Hand knitted or handmade stuffed toys without a CE mark
Medicines, including holistic oils and massage creams
War related items, including toy guns and knifes
Home-made cakes, biscuits or sweets due to infection control regulations
Fragile items, such as glass containers, mirrors etc.
- Choosing your gift
- All toys must be brand new and carry the British Standard Kite mark.
- All cuddly toys need to be placed in a see through zip bag with all tags. If safety tags are missing, they will be given back to you during the drop off to take away.
- Wrapping your gift
We ask that all donations MUST not be wrapped for safety precautions for our patients.
Please be assured the presents you donate will be wrapped before they are given out on Christmas day.