We've been working closely with @pedalcam.bsky.social to improve children's healthcare and put play on the agenda. β
This new literature review explores five areas where play contributes to health in healthcare settings. π
π₯π§Έ Read more: www.pedalhub.net/.../playing-...
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Our latest report for @starlightuk.bsky.social explores the connection between play and childrenβs health in healthcare contexts. We identified 5 key domains where play contributes to health in healthcare settings β¬οΈ
www.pedalhub.net/projects/item/playing-with-childrens-health
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We are very proud to launch this new toolkit for childrenβs play in healthcare, co-produced with @england.nhs.uk
It will support system leaders and clinical staff to embed health play services as a core part of healthcare for all children.
π Find out more: starlight.org.uk/toolkit
05.06.2025 10:19 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
With patients at risk of harm due to spending days in Emergency Departments and health care professionals left in tears due to winter pressures, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has asked βhow has this been allowed to happen again?β
Read our response to new NHSE data π tinyurl.com/2ujbhz7m
09.01.2025 14:51 β π 40 π 33 π¬ 1 π 1
Strategies for getting children on board .......Only do things that really need doing #1 involve a play specialist by @beckyplatt3
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#play in hospital. Play is a children's right
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If you even have a computer that works π
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It's all about beds, beds, beds... During UK Parliament's Health and Social Care Committee (20 Nov) Lib Dem MP Andrew George questioned Lord Darzi about RCEM President Adrian Boyle's comments on inability to admit patients from Emergency Departments.
(1/3π§΅Thread vid due to @bsky.app limits)
#Medsky
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A child rights organisation that works with communities to support some of the worldβs most marginalised children, in some of the toughest situations.
www.childrenontheedge.org
Official account of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, sharing stories from our patients, families and staff.
Monitored Mon-Fri
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/
The only UK charity providing specialised nursing care and support for young people with cancer. Learn more about us here: https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/about-us
Consultant in Sleep Medicine, Evelina London Children's Hospital/GSTT. #FightFatigue RainbowNHSBadge. He/Him. π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ³οΈβπ
The Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE), part of Just for Kids Law, seeks full implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Our vision is of a society where the human rights of all children are recognised and realised.
All things Youth Voice at the National Children's Bureau and the Council for Disabled Children.
Part of the #NCBFamily
The Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of GB & Ireland provide news, updates and useful info relevant to childrenβs anaesthesia
We represent more than 24,000 paediatricians in the UK and internationally, working to ensure that children everywhere receive the best care.
Visit our website: www.rcpch.ac.uk
We are the Centre for Research on Play in Education, Development and Learning in the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Education.
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The national charity for children's play in Wales. For more information visit: www.play.wales
Charity that brightens the lives of seriously ill children across the UK by granting magical wishes and providing ongoing support in hospitals and within the community https://raysofsunshine.org.uk/
We're the national charity for childrenβs play in healthcare, supporting children to experience the power of play to boost their wellbeing and resilience during illness.
π Donate to support our work: https://support.starlight.org.uk/donate
Official account of UK charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. We train dogs to alert deaf people to sounds they can't hear, as well as helping them leave loneliness behind.
Find out more here > https://www.hearingdogs.org.uk/
She/her. Researcher, evaluator & consultant on children's play and playwork, mostly geography and philosophy. Focus on the politics of space for children. Based in Nottingham, Senior Research Fellow at Uni of Gloucestershire, UK #SpatialJustice
Clinical Psychologist in Paediatric Health
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#ChildHealth #OurBCYPdeservebetter #PreventionPays #Healthisaneconomicgeneratorofwealth
#NHS1000miles & a bit of adventuring too π
We fight for children's rights in institutional settings. Interim Director - Jez Tigani. More on our website here: https://article39.org.uk
#SaveOurChildrensRights Parent-led special educational needs and disability #SEND website. UK-based, strategic advocacy, resources, and information to help improve the lives of children & young people with disabilities and their families. Volunteers.
Official BlueSky for Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice.
Editor-in-chief: Sue Fletcher-Watson (@SueReviews.bsky.social)
Social Media: Catherine Crompton (@cjcrompton.bsky.social) & Keren MacLennan (@kerenmaclennan.bsky.social)
National Institute for Health and Care Research - we fund, enable and deliver world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing, and promotes economic growth.
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