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We’re looking for playful people with a performing arts background who want to use their creativity, imagination and performance skills to bring joyful encounters to children in hospitals and specialist care settings!

Isabel, our Programme Manager, recently visited our friends at North Manchester General Hospital and got see Dr Muddy Puddle in action. Below, Isabel shares a story of how Dr Muddy Puddle helped a young person find their voice again – a visit she will remember for a long time to come.

Join our fabulous #TeamGiggleDoctors for this world famous event. We ask that you pay a registration fee of £50 and raise a minimum target of £2,200 that go towards special Giggle Doctor visits for children in hospital’s across the country.

Thanks to the generous support of the National Lottery Community Fund, we are able to continue developing the skills of our Giggle Doctors so more children can experience the transformative power of play!

Alliance Healthcare team members cycled from London to Paris to raise £55,000 to bring magical Giggle Doctor moments filled with joy and laughter for children in hospital across England

In this report we celebrate 30 years of Theodora Children’s Charity, as well as significant anniversaries with some of our hospital partners. The report also touches on a new Giggle Doctor training model and explores the wider impacts of Giggle Doctor visits not only on the children themselves, but also on their families and the staff caring for them in hospital.