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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.

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.

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!”

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.

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

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.

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

Dr Nic Nac explains how she visited some children who didn’t speak English and how they found their own way to connect and play

Urusla is making personalised notbooks to raise funds for the work of the Giggle Doctors – donations will be doubled!