Early launch for the #NightwearBefore Christmas campaign
Christmas shoppers are being asked to pop another pair of PJs into their basket as the NHS looks to make this festive time a cheerier one for hospital patients.
This year, the #NightwearBeforeChristmas campaign has been launched extra early in a bid to boost the number of gifts ready to hand out.
The annual appeal is run by South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust to make Christmas happier for inpatients.
The pyjamas and nightgowns are handed out on Christmas Eve at South Tyneside District Hospital and Sunderland Royal Hospital.
This means the patients have something to open on December 25 or a new pair of nightclothes to wear the night before.
Larger sizes are often most in need for patients and can be most comfortable. It is best if they are made from cotton.
The teams ask if they can be wrapped by their kind donors, with a label added to say what size they are and if they are for a man or woman.
Anyone who would like to donate to the Sunderland Royal hospital appeal can drop off their donations at the Alexandra Centre, which is on E Floor.
It is open seven days a week, 8am to 6pm.
Anyone who would like to know more can call DDOT on:
0191 569 9766 or on extension 41572.
People who would like to support the South Tyneside District Hospital appeal can drop them into the Discharge Lounge, based in Deans Wing.
The lounge is open from Monday to Saturday between 8am and 8pm and on Sunday between 8am and 6pm.
Anyone with queries can contact Julie Woodhouse, the Discharge Lounge Manager, on:
0191 404 1193.
