‘We are aiming to raise funds to purchase a small gift for every patient staying with us on the day, so this is a final call to help us achieve this.
‘We know how generous and supportive our local communities and businesses are, so hope you will be able to help. Thank you to everyone for their support this year, we appreciate it more than we can ever say.’
The hospital’s charity has also an Amazon wishlist for presents for the children’s and neonatal departments.
Chief executive of Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Mark Cubbon, added: ‘We know that Christmas will be different this year and we want to do all that we can to ensure our patients feel able to celebrate the festive season wherever possible.’
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By Philippa Roxby, Ben Butcher and Rob England
BBC News
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Nearly 90% of hospital beds in England are full as hospitals try to cope with the demands of Covid in addition to normal winter pressures.
Ambulances queuing to offload patients, staff sickness and a lack of beds mean hospitals are at a really dangerous point , say emergency doctors.
This could result in some trusts facing the decision to stop non-Covid work.
Rises in hospital admissions are particularly affecting areas in the south.
How are hospitals managing?
The percentage of NHS hospital beds which are occupied is increasing and has reached almost 89% in England for the week ending December 13.
Hospital bosses said they remain vigilant as Covid cases are on the rise. HOSPITAL bosses in Southampton remain vigilant as Covid cases across the county are on the rise. Leaders at University Hospital Southampton said they are managing the number of Covid patients treated at the city hospital. But they said they remain vigilant. It comes as the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham is at risk of becoming overwhelmed, according to Simon Bryant, director of public health at Hampshire County Council. Details of the number of Covid patients admitted to Hampshire hospitals this month have not been released. But in a meeting held earlier this week Dr Bryant said: We know that Portsmouth hospital is the trust with the most number of cases being admitted recently and it s at risk of becoming overwhelmed.
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