Here’s a list of Stars Appeal projects that can help you while you or a loved one is in Salisbury Hospital. All of this work is funded by donations and gifts in Wills to the Stars Appeal and is therefore available to you free of charge.

Free patient essentials and comforts

• Patient toiletry packs (Shower gel, shampoo and conditioner, toothbrush and toothpaste, hand cream, eye mask)
• Clothing (Hoodie, t-shirt, jogging bottoms, dressing gown, slippers)
• Eye masks and ear plugs
• Reading glasses
• Hair care packs (microfibre hair turban, satin bonnet, comb, hairbands, small mirror)
• Dry shampoo caps (no-rinse hair cleansing caps for patients unable to wash their hair easily)
• TV cards for patients experiencing hardship
• Games, puzzles, notepads, stress balls
• Sensory bags for neurodiverse patients
• Digital hearing amplifiers (to help patients with hearing difficulties hear conversations more clearly)

If you’d like any of these patient essentials and comforts, and have not been offered them, please speak to the nurse in charge, a Stars Appeal Engager, or a Stars Appeal funded Chaplain.

Companionship and Wellbeing 

• Stars Appeal Engagers

Our specially trained volunteers are able to provide companionship, distraction and a listening ear to patients in hospital who are feeling lonely, sad or struggling with life in hospital. To request a visit, ask a member of hospital staff to contact the Engagers, or call 01722 336262 ext 4795 or email sft.engage@nhs.net

• Chaplains

The Chaplains are here to offer emotional support to people of all faiths and none. To request a visit, ask a member of hospital staff to contact the Chaplaincy team or contact them directly on 01722 429271 or on ext 4271 from inside the hospital. 

• Stars Appeal Aromatherapist (Pembroke Suite and Ward, Odstock Ward, and Neonatal Unit only)