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A group of people with learning disabilities, who attend Sevenoaks Day Service, have visited Tunbridge Wells Hospital to deliver over £350 worth of toys to the children’s A&E department.

They raised the money (£361), in August, by holding a coffee morning, with a tombola and raffle, as well as a pub quiz, all proceeds from which went into buying replacement toys and equipment for the hospital.

A&E Matron, Stella Davey said: “We are absolutely delighted with the wonderful new toys we have received from our friends at Sevenoaks Day Service. It’s such a generous and kind gesture, and we are extremely grateful to them for their hard work in raising the money to benefit our younger patients and their families.”

A number of months ago, a group from the day service came in to A&E for a tour, and to meet staff, after they attended a monthly ‘Meet the Matron’ session to explain that many of them found the prospect of having to come into A&E rather daunting. The tour was a great success, with a lot of positive feedback, saying that all who had attended felt much more comfortable with any potential visits in the future.

In the coming weeks, A&E staff plan to attend the day centre to teach first aid to some of the service users.