Ways to donate

Our community's generosity continues to grow each year and for this we are truly grateful. However due to storage we are limited to what we can accept. In addition we may at times have to decline generous offers due to levels of demand on our wards.

Here is a guide to what we can and can't accept. If you are unsure about if we can accept your donation, please contact us before making/starting your collection and we can give you the most up to date information. 

Please arrange to deliver items to our charity office and not directly to the wards or departments to ensure they can be distributed where there is a the greatest need across our hospitals. 

We can accept

• Knitted butterflies - Pattern
• Twiddle muffs for patients with Dementia/Alzheimers - Instructions can be found here
• Knitted dolls or animals (Cats, Dogs etc.) for patients with Dementia or Alzheimer's
• Knitted hats (A&E)
• Small pairs of knitted or crochet hearts - A template can be found here
• Brand new and unopened brightly coloured single duvet covers and toddler duvet covers for Ipswich Hospital's Children's Ward. 
• Small handmade pillow cases made from cotton material. These cases are to go over gel pillows that protect premature babies head shapes. - Dimensions should be - width 23.5 cm and height 16.5 cm. A picture can be found here. 
• Scarves
• Wrist Warmers
• Notepads
• Pens
• Puzzle Books (Age 65+)
• Colouring Pencils
• Colouring Books (Age 65+)
• Jigsaw Puzzles (Age 65+)
• Dominos

We can't accept

• Large knitted/Crocheted blankets due to the large number of recent donations
• Easter eggs 
• Knitted clothing, small blankets and hats
• Matching knitted hearts for families - Thank you for your generous donations, however we currently have enough of these
• Food for sharing
• Children's gifts - We are extremely lucky to have large organisations that gift our hospitals Children's toys throughout the year. Please consider a donation to our Children's wards instead of a gift this year. All donations help patients, staff and the community when they need it most. 
• Children's Toys
• Pre loved toys and clothes
• Art - Can only be accepted on an ad-hoc basis 

To find out about the other ways you can support our hospitals please visit here.