Young patients visiting the Children’s Emergency Department at Heartlands Hospital were delighted after receiving a bumper donation of toys to replace the thousands of pounds worth of toys and equipment that were damaged during the floods earlier this year.

Staff in the Children’s Emergency Department were left dismayed to see sofas, tables and chairs, a soft play area, toys, games, zimmer frames, books and electrical equipment such as a TV, DVD player, iPads, monitors and game consoles all irreparably damaged after the flash floods in June.

The department remained closed for a number of weeks while repairs and redecoration took place and paediatric patients were treated in another part of the Emergency Department.

£5,000 was kindly donated by Jaguar Land Rover, the same amount was donated by the Trust, Asda Small Heath donated toys and the Birmingham Vineyard Church donated £500. Sue and Eliot Wright from Topsham in Devon, whose daughter Katie works as a consultant in ED, also donated £500.

Charlotte Putt, healthcare play specialist, said: “We are so grateful for the generous donations which have meant that we can replace the toys and equipment that were damaged in June. We’d like to say a huge thank you to Jaguar Land Rover, Birmingham Vineyard Church, Sue and Eliot Wright, Asda Small Heath and the Trust for their kindness.”

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