CREATING BRIGHT, MORE WELCOMING SPACES

Families attending the children’s outpatients department at The Friarage Hospital are being greeted with a more inviting space which helps to alleviate our young patients’ anxieties – thanks to your generous donations.

Recently, the inviting waiting room, with its child-friendly artwork and toys to play with, has been upgraded with bright and comfortable seating.

Clare Welford, Children’s HUB Manager at The Friarage Hospital said: “It really does make a huge difference to the patient environment.

“The chairs are a lot more comfortable than the previous chairs and are bright and welcoming for our children and young people who attend our hub.

“We’ve already had some lovely comments from the children who regularly attend, including Arlen and his family when they attended the hub.

“We are really grateful to Our Hospitals Charity for making this possible”.

The Children’s Hub at The Friarage Hospital has also recently benefitted from new toys and games for our youngest patients.

These are a great distraction for children attending the unit, who may be fearful about what to expect in their appointments.

We just hope the children like them as much as the staff do!

However, it’s not only children who need a distraction and something to help them with their boredom when they are in hospital.

We’ve purchased jigsaws, board games and colouring books for Northallerton patients of all ages to use!

As with the children’s toys, these are great for helping to reduce stress, anxiety and to distract patients if they are frightened.

If you have any new and unused board games, jigsaws, nail varnish, books, colouring books, comfort blankets, dominos, word searches or similar items our Therapeutic Care Team at The Friarage Hospital would really appreciate them.

You can drop them off at The Friarage Hospital reception care of ‘Our Hospitals Charity – Therapeutic Care Team’.