Hello all I was on the net looking up more about hospital play specialist when I found this site and thought Id join. Im looking to get ito this field. I am...
Hello Cara Welcome to this site. Being a play specialist is a really wonderful profession, I really love it and have been a play specialist for nearly 10...
Within the trust that i am employed in central Manchester we also have a Play bank of play specialists and play leaders to cover long term sickness and matt...
do all wards have play rooms? We have play rooms on our wards but the idea of not having one & it being used as a bay for inpatients has been suggested.When I...
HI See the Play for Health Audit by Judy Walker. There is an chapter entirely on in patients and i think you will find something to back yourself up. Good...
Hi, I think it also said you should have a playroom on each ward in "Quality Management" written by Play in Hospital Liaison Committee in 1990. Good Luck ...
Dear All Just to remind you all that the closing date for applications for Play Specialist of the Year Awards is Monday 26th November 2007. Also please do...
Harriet can I ask you to pass on a question to the lady who deals with Play Specialist uniforms. The Girls I work with wear Purple Ronnie tops for work, but...
Dear Jackie I will pass on the request but I'm not sure if that will be possible. Currently NAHPS does not sell NAHPS logo badges. The NAHPS logo that is on...
Hi I can empathise with you i've had similar experiences with children and refusal and strong dislike to the CPAP mask. However from what you have said i...
Play and health: Investigating the links November/December 2007 Play England is running two free national policy seminars to investigate the potential for...
Information on some interesting Playwork Events organised by Play England. Note: forwarded message attached. ... For ideas on reducing your carbon footprint...
Hello Is it possible if anyone could help me to collect some material regarding preparing a 5year boy for blindness. At the moment he has only the use of one...
Hi Emma I have worked with children who have little sight, and the RNIB have be such a support, they have given me lots of ideas and I have been able to keep...
Hiya Emma I work in a school for the visually imparied and there is an organisation based there called clear vision where all the books are for the visualy...
Hi there guys, i've just read through some of the previous messages, which have helped to answer a few of my questions. i'm currently in my 3rd year of a BA...
Hi Kathryn Great to hear you are interested in the hospital play profession, good uck with your applications to Southwark and Stanmore. I think previous...
Hi Harriet, Thanks, yep, that is helpful. someone else emailed me to say that Children in Hospital has been out of print, which would be why i can't track it...
Dear All Rays of Sunshine have extended the closing date for nominations till MONDAY 14 JAN 2008 So, please do print out the nomination form, from the NAHPS...
Hi Guys, i was talking to a friend recently, about future plans etc, and was wondering if anyone knows if there is any roles for HPS in private healthcare?? ...
Yes there is. not many though. I know the Portland in London employs HPS staff not sure about Bupa. Dont be disilusioned that working in the private sector...
Hello, In my area, (devon & cornwall) there are no play specialists within the private hospitals, and very limited resources for children, in fact most of them...
I have heard of a few Nuffield Hospitals around the country that employ HPS's, but I don't think there are a lot of jobs in this area. I know it is slightly...
Hi there, I work at the Portland Hospital have done for two years. And i would agree that working in the private sector the awareness of the HPS is very...
Dear All Is there something you could write about for the NAHPS Journal that could be interesting to other play specialists and play workers? The article...
I saw your profile on yahoo, and like it very much. I want to view your photos and chat with you. You can know me by joining the following site. You need to...
Please don't post messages on this yahoo site. This is for people who work with sick babies, children and young people and use therapeutic play to help them. ...
Hi All Dose anyone know of or have details of any articles on children with visual impairment? Any articles at all on this area would be really useful such as...
Hi Cara, I'm glad you've joined this group, i only joined it a few weeks ago, i'm looking at doing the course in September too. by the sounds of it if you're...
