Stoma Supplies

Hi  

Re posting again for the benefit of the members of this group.

Sorry to hear about your mother.

Unfortunately suppliers, hospices and hospitals are not interested in accepting unwanted stoma  supplies the only place I know of is

Jacob’s Well Appeal
Jacob’s Well Yard
Swinemoor Lane
Beverley
HU17 0JX

Tel 01482 881162
email office@JacobsWellAppeal.org

Jacob's Well accept donations of stoma items and they distribute to overseas deprived countries.

They do not collect if you want to donate the unwanted items you need to box them up and send to the above address unfortunately you have to pay the carriage but they suggest that you take items out of boxes to minimise your costs. If you are interested I would suggest that you email them direct and they will give you further instructions.

Hope this is of interest up you.

Ian

Hi Ian, 

Just to say I sent my mum's stoma supplies to Jacob's Well and received a lovely letter of thanks from them. 

Thanks for the recommendation :) 

Hi

So glad you found the information of help and your found a good home for the unwanted supplies.

Best wishes for the future

Ian

I was going to do the same with my supplies and rang the stoma nurses to check that the charity was still in existence and they told me that a rep comes round from the charity and collects them from the hospital so it might be worth checking for anyone reading this post in the future

Karen x

Hi Karen

Thanks for posting this information. I have contacted Jacobs Well and asked for further information on their collection locations and will report back when I have received a reply.

As ostomates we collect unwanted supplies over the years and have nowhere to dispose of them but I'm not too sure if the Stoma Departments at the hospitals would welcome receiving large volumes of unused supplies knowing the Stoma nurses at my hospital they would not be amused.

I only know of one supply company where one of ladies used to collect them, but not sure about now.

Kind regards

Ian

UPDATE 

I have received the following from The Jacobs Well charity.

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Hello Ian.

Hi Ian

Hmmm I don't know whether to ring my nurses and check now or not? I'll be cross if they've just binned them as I had the packaging all made out - I only rang my nurses to check cos there was no answer when I rang Jacobs Well.

I was thinking about this last night wondering if the girl on the switchboard had misunderstood me but I remember she told me I could drop them in at either Halifax or Huddersfield - it's a good job I sent them some biscuits if she had got it wrong!

Hooe you're doing ok

Karen x

Hi Lifer

I sincerely hope you won't be blacklisted by the site as you are a longstanding trusted poster who offers great advice and support.

I saw your post and thought it was a good idea as I know there a several members who are in US and I don't think anyone in the UK will post their supplies over there rather than to an address over here but if those are the rules then so be it.

Oh well - it was a nice thought

Hope you're keeping ok

Karen x

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