‘A really scary place for children’: English hospitals have chronic lack of health play staff
Analysis finds only 955 play professionals supporting 21 million child hospital admissions, leaving many traumatised for life Children in English hospitals with serious illnesses are being exposed to avoidable trauma because too few health play…
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RegionsUnited Kingdom
Published3 d ago (Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:45:29 GMT)
RetrievedThu, 17 Sep 2026 11:30:17 GMT via rss
ClassifiedThu, 17 Sep 2026 11:30:25 GMT by heuristic
AuthorTobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent