Bristol nurses launch ‘Heart to Heart’ campaign to connect families with their loved ones

Intensive care nurses at Bristol Royal Infirmary have launched a new campaign to connect patients and their loved ones who are unable to be together, due to coronavirus restrictions.

The campaign has been running for the past week. Credit: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trusts

Members of the public are being encouraged to post their personalised hearts to the intensive care unit at the BRI.

Hearts must be no bigger than the size of an adult palm, and should be sent with a date of when they were made for infection control purposes.

The trust says it will be rolling this out to all intensive care units and wards across its sites. Credit: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trusts

The cmpaign has already received more than 500 pairs of hearts, alongside 500 free copies of the poem.

Elli added: "Given the impact of the campaign, the Trust will be rolling this out to all intensive care units and wards across our sites; so please keep sending your creations."