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Noah has spent a lot of his life living in hospital and during his stays he has met several different Giggle Doctors. It always brightens up Noah’s day seeing the Giggle Doctors, he laughs and giggles and has so much fun!

From the 25th of June to the 1st of July, anything you donate during our Small Charities Week Fundraising Campaign will be doubled at no extra cost to you!

Rosie shares how she came up with her Giggle Doctor name and character Dr Scribble, and the inspiration behind her wonderfully unique coat

As Theodora Children’s Charity turns 30 years old, we’ve sat down with co-founder and volunteer director André Poulie to find out more about how it all began.

“Thanks to Dr Fancy Pants and Dr Geehee – my son laughed so hard, and he didn’t want to leave the hospital because he wanted to see them again!”. Rory recently met the Giggle Doctors for the first time and his mum, Crystal, shared this wonderful story on what it was like meeting Dr Fancy Pants and Dr Geehee and the difference they made.

2023 was a busy year of bringing playful encounters to over 15,000 children! Read about what a Giggle Doctor visit can mean for children, their families, hospital staff, and our all-important donors, and find out how Giggle Doctor’s child-led approach provides one solution for providing play in hospital for children and young people with SEN and developmental conditions

Dr Teapot talks about being a Giggle Doctor for over 10 years and why play is so important for children in hospital

We were inspired by the story and felt a real synergy between what we do at Cherubs Nurseries and the work of the Theodora Giggle Doctors. Theodora’s commitment to bringing joy and laughter for children in hospital is something that is so vital and with some of the children we care for experiencing hospital stays, we knew it was something we had to support. 

“’Dr Ding Dong is really silly and I love that, she makes me smile when she visits!” Arabella, aged 6.
Hannah, Arabella’s mum shares the difference Dr Ding Dong made for them in hospital