To protect our patients and colleagues and to help minimise the spread of COVID-19 we made the difficult decision to suspend visiting at all of our hospitals. We understand how difficult it is to be separated from your loved ones during this uncertain time, which is why we have introduced a new service to help you to stay connected. 

Through our 'Sending Love' scheme, you can send a message / letter and photographs to a loved one while they are a patient in one of our hospitals. We will then hand deliver your messages to your loved one to help you stay in touch. 

To send a message simply complete the form below or if you prefer you can send your message in an email: stsft.sendinglove@nhs.net (Please make sure you include the patient's full name, date of birth and where they are in the hospital i.e. ward name)

If you would prefer, you can post your letter to:

Communications Team #sendinglove
Freepost RTYX-GKEH-BRGJ 
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
South Tyneside District Hospital
Harton Wing, Harton Lane
South Shields
NE34 0PL

Messages will be delivered from 3pm every day across our hospital sites. Any messages received before 3pm will go out the same day, anything after 3pm will go into the next day's deliveries.

Please note that this service does not run on Bank Holidays e.g. Christmas/Boxing Day.

At the moment we will be running the deliveries Monday - Friday. If we receive your message on a Saturday or Sunday, it will be delivered on the following Monday. 

We hope this offers both our patients and loved ones some comfort #COVIDKindness
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Disclaimer:
  • The Trust will take every precaution to maintain the security of any personal data provided by you and printed by us for the purpose of communicating a 'Sending Love' message.
  • The Trust will only process the data provided in relation to this process for this specific purpose.
  • By inputting the requested personal data into this form you are confirming that you wish to engage with the 'Sending Love' process and understand and acknowledge that it is done so at your own risk. The Trust does not accept any responsibility or liability for the data provided by you for this processing.
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