The GHA has teamed up with Cancer Relief to provide a second book exchange point in the Discharge Lounge at St Bernard’s Hospital. The ‘Book Nook’ launched this week will be kept topped up with a regular and varied supply of reading material.

Users of the Book Nook will have the option to donate small sums of money to the charity online or in cash.  

Books can be donated by dropping them off to the Cancer Relief centre or calling 20042392 / emailing fundraising@cancerrelief.gi to organise a collection. 

Cancer Relief representative Rowena Wallace said: “We rely on the huge generosity of the public in donating their read or unwanted books to keep up the supply to both the Nooks. We are absolutely delighted to be able to provide the Book Nook for patients and families and hope it will be of benefit to those spending time in hospital.” 

Miss Wallace declared that in conjunction with the launch of the Book Nook, CR had also arranged a festive reading for the children in Rainbow Ward by drama therapist Nyree Robinson. 

GHA Director General Kevin McGee said: “The second Book Nook is a wonderful initiative which we are happy to support, as it makes it much easier for patients and their relatives spending long periods of time in the hospital, to have additional access to reading material.”

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