Hospital charity opens playground to help young patients

Heartlands Hospital Charity is launching the newly refurbished Children’s Outpatients play area at Heartlands Hospital on 3 April, so that young patients visiting for appointments and treatment have a safe place to play.

The new playground in the outpatient’s area gives children the chance to play in between appointments, which can often take all day.

It provides interactive games to put them at ease rather than sitting in a dull waiting area.

It also helps staff engage with their patients to distract them while they receive their treatment.

This refurbishment was possible, because of Heartlands Hospital Charity’s Children’s Appeal, which they re-launched last year.

The goal was to help transform more of their Children's Outpatients Departments into welcoming environments for young patients.

Heartlands Hospital is part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, which treats over 120,000 children each year.

The charity now want to help the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Departments at Heartlands Hospital, by creating a play area, that will transform the way staff assess their young patients’ progress.

For more information on how to help young patients thrive, visit the website.