I work in A&E. Our department is small, with 3 cubicles used for patient exams and treatments. There is a small area around the nurses station where patients...
Hi Steph, I understand your dilemma. In a situation where space is a constraint and there is a time pressure for the medical staff to examine and medicate...
Hi Steph Am i wrong or has confidentiality gone out of the window at your hospital. What is your Trusts take on patient confidentially? doing anything like...
In our Hospital everyone knows that the playroom is a no no for procedures to take place. It is important for the children to have an area to go to that is...
Hello everyone. I have new email address. please email me back on the following address as can't transfer my addresses over to new one. Thanks ooohh address is...
Congratulations on your new job. There is a great community play specialist working in the London area, who maybe good to contact and maybe try and organise a...
Our Pre op sessions are under review.At present we pre op children before admission for surgery on a appointment system & a one to one basis (approx 35 per...
Does anyone have a policy in their hospital for washing toys in a dishwasher? Also is the dishwasher just for washing toys or do you share it for other...
Thank you for your replies in this matter. I think part of the problem is that we are a small department, and the 3 beds can easily become 'blocked' by...
Hi Sue, We have just started doing pre-admission clinics and they are going really well. There is a member of the play team a nurse and surgical doctor. We...
Thanks for reply Jan.This is how we do our ENT pre op. Unfortunately we do not have a doctor for the other specialities as they are all different. This will...
are there any HPS's responsible for the play provision for the siblings of new borns on the maternity wards in your hospital? If so how do you implement &...
Hi Sue, We tried to implement play provision for siblings but because the numbers were so little, and it was usually at weekends or after school when it was...
Has anyone got any examples of referral documentation, play records which you could send me(or even better upload them onto the file section on the website so...
if anyone is working in children's outpatients dept.Can you let me know what your role involves,I have ideas but am gathering evidence We currently have a...
Hi Sue, I work in the outpatient clinic for our cancer centre. My main role is to prepare the children, faciliate children's coping behaviors, and be the...
I work in the outpatients department i to organise play and activies for children and teenagers within the department. I also do wall displays including...
can any one help me please. I'm a qualified play specialst and at present studying towards BSC Service Innovation and Development, The module which I am...
Hello Steph I am an HPS and work in a small ED and have, had the same probelm for 12 I also triage the children when the department is busy, under the ...
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Can anyone help? I'm working as a Community Play Specialist with Palliative Care Children and Life Limiting Conditions and i am tryng to create the paper work...
Hi I used to work as a community respite nursery nurse and we indeed did use this system. However, at the time they were considering a post for a community...
HI Found the contact for you. Her name is Charlotte Bramley email is: Charlotte.Bramley@... She is lovely and very knowledgable and im sure there is...
Dear All Attached is some information on an exciting New Post in the South East of England for Play England, which maybe of interest. ... Yahoo! Answers - Get...
Dear All Just wanted to let everyone know about the: Walt Disney Company's Children's Hospice/Hospital Giving Programme (CHHGP) Details of which are on the...
