Festive food parcels donated by caring NHS staff in Lincolnshire

Over the past month, staff at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s (ULHT) four hospital sites - Louth, Boston, Grantham, and Lincoln - have been collecting various Christmas goodies to put into the festive hampers for charity.

The idea was the brainchild of the Trust’s Clinical Education Nurse, Sam McCarthy-Phull, who wanted to do something a little extra to help those in need this Christmas.

Over 100 different wards and departments took up the call to action across the Trust and last week, the hampers were dutifully delivered to food banks across the county.

Sam said she has been completely overwhelmed by her caring colleagues’ reactions.

“We all work for the NHS because it’s a caring profession and we work tirelessly in Lincolnshire, often in challenging circumstances, to ensure we provide the highest standard of care possible,” said Sam.

“I thought making Christmas hampers would be another example of how we can all help people in the local community at this time of year.