PATIENTS in the children’s ward at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital are now enjoying two new video games consoles thanks to a donation.

Daniel Lee is the owner and director of monster-shop.co.uk, a website selling video games and consoles.

Daniel’s daughter, Kadence, was a patient at Basingstoke hospital and after experiencing first-hand the care his daughter received, he decided to contribute to making the children’s stay a bit more enjoyable by donating an Xbox One and a Playstation 4, along with some games to go with them.

Daniel said: “We are very pleased with the support we were given and this is just my way of saying thank you.

“When I visited the ward, I realised the consoles they owned were a bit outdated so I thought the children would be happy to have new games to play with.

“I hope the donation makes the children’s stay a bit more fun and allow them take their mind off the fact that they are in hospital for a while.”

Jo Lafford, senior health play specialist at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Andover War Memorial Hospital, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, and Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, said: “We are very grateful to Daniel for these brand new consoles. They are going to make the children’s stay in hospital much more enjoyable.”