17 March 2023

International Day of Happiness

We would love you to join us in celebrating this day…but not just for one day – we had to celebrate for the whole week!

14 March 2023

Dr Geehee featured in MyLondon

Did you see Dr Geehee in the news? Read the full article to see why Faith says being a Giggle Doctor is the best job in the world!

7 February 2023

Dr Ding Dong - 22 years of being a Giggle Doctor

Dr Ding Dong opens up about her 22 year long journey of being a Giggle Doctor, the challenges which come with being a part of a healing experience and the crucial connections she has made with children and their families.

3 February 2023

Children's Mental Health: A Growing Priority

Throughout 2022, Theodora Giggle Doctors saw growing numbers of children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties in hospitals nationwide. It’s an issue which has also become a familiar story for the NHS staff we work, and one which is present in the media more and more. Consequently, understanding more about this issue and how we can train and support Giggle Doctors to best help these children is an ongoing priority.

3 February 2023

How the Giggle Doctors helped Kristie

Kristie met the Giggle Doctors during her 10 day stay in hospital at the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital. “They made me feel a lot happier and made me laugh a lot!”

1 February 2023

Sharon's experience of Dr Geehee's visit

I am a Senior Health Play Specialist at Chelsea Westminster Hospital, where I work on the high dependency unit (HDU) and elective surgeries wards. I would like to share a story that I observed when a Giggle Doctor came to visit our HDU area.

16 January 2023

Hugh James Comedy night

Hugh James is hosting a comedy night in aid of us this month, and their jam-packed line-up includes Esther Manito, Stephen Owen, Jasper Cromwell-Jones and Christian Reilly

16 November 2022

Why Play Matters for our Chief Executive

The Giggle Doctors have the power to bring together people from all kinds of backgrounds. We caught up with our Chief Executive, Judi Byrne, to learn a bit more about her extensive career in the NHS and what working in the world of play means to her.

11 November 2022

Our Big Give Christmas Campaign is back!

Between the 29th November and 6th December 2022 anything you donate onto our Big Give page will be doubled at no cost to you