NGH Play Team

Thanks to the support of our fantastic local community, we're over halfway to our garden fundraising goal! Please like and share the link to our fundraising page to help us get even closer to our target❤️ northamptonshirehealthcharity.co.uk/appeals/childr…

Our Activity Centre has been transformed into an Airport ✈️ Show your passports and scan your luggage at Pinkie Airways Check in desk… Where would you like to travel to?? ✈️👩‍✈️🧳🩴☀️🛫

Thank you to volunteers from @YHWNorth1 and Kate Pye, Deputy Director for Children's and Young People’s Nursing for NHS England, who have been helping to shape the future of our Children's Services at NGH. Read more about their recent visits: northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/News/Articles/…

Thank you to everyone who has donated gifts for patients this year. Your kindness and generosity is very much appreciated❤️

And that's a wrap! What an amazing day we have had @NGHnhstrust we are really excited to share the report with you all soon. #Youngvolunteers #youngpeople #everyvoicecounts #Healthwatch #15stepschallenge @NHSEngland @HealthwatchE

@YHWNorth1 @NGHnhstrust @NHSEngland @HealthwatchE It was lovely to meet you all today, we hope you enjoyed your visit to our Activity Centre!

@NLiveRadio @NGHnhstrust @HeidiSmoult @NereaOdongoNGH @NghVolunteers Thank you for helping us promote #PlayInHospitalWeek! @starlight_uk @nahpsofficial

This week is #PlayInHospitalsWeek - an annual event showcasing the importance of providing the opportunity, space and time for play to children in hospitals. On Afternoon Delight, John speaks to Rachel - a Play Specialist at @NGHnhstrust. Hear them at 15:35 or via listen again.

What a lovely thing to do! Thank you!💚

Thank you to @ReadforGoodUK for the Brilliant Box of Books that they've sent us for our children and young people to read whilst they are in hospital. We very much appreciate it, and look forward to encouraging our patients to enjoy reading during their stay with us. 📚🔖📖

#ThankYou everyone who's nominated us so far - YOU ROCK!! 🙏 You can help us IN A FLASH as it takes less than a minute! Visit tinyurl.com/ra29f4x6 - enter our reg. #charity no. 1165702 & complete the form. 🙌 #SpreadTheWord #RT #northamptonshire

It was lovely to meet Lawrence Martin recently, who came to present the £1,027 he's raised towards the new Children’s Outside Play Area appeal to @PlayTeamNGH Lawrence took part in his very 1st #marathon in Brighton in April & was proudly showing off his medal. 🎖💚 #fundraising

@NGHnhstrust @PlayTeamNGH 🥰

Congratulations to His Majesty King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the day of their coronation. The children's wards have been decorated, and our Activity Centre is set up ready to celebrate.👑🤴👸

Our amazing play assistants create some fantastic themed role play areas that are always popular with our patients!

We love a visit to see our Play Team 😄 As part of their work, the team create themed play areas for children staying in our hospital. Their latest theme is construction, so children can have a go at managing their own construction site 🏗️🚧 @PlayTeamNGH 💙

👉🏾 Do you know what a Health Play Specialist is? Read our CEO Cathy's thoughts on the importance of health play specialists and why they are indispensable for seriously ill children: facebook.com/photo/?fbid=60…

@NHCFGreenHeart @BarrattHomes @NGHnhstrust @NNBNLtd @NorthantsCoC Thank you @BarrattHomes, we really appreciate your support!

#ThankYou so much @BarrattHomes for the generous #donation of ⭐£1,500⭐ for our Children's Outside Play Area Appeal @NGHnhstrust We're so close to getting this project moving & donations like this make such a difference.💚 Read the story athttps://bit.ly/3MChGAB #MakeADifference