After a very busy year our “Trainee" Giggle Doctors have officially graduated to “Junior" Giggle Doctors🥳 theodora.co.uk/news/meet-our-… A special thank you to the The National Lottery Community Fund and Moose Toys for supporting the first year of training of our new Giggle Doctors🧡 #NationalLottery

An easy and tax efficient way to support the Giggle Doctors is through #PayrollGiving, a great way of donating through your salary🧡Find out more about how you can help bring giggles to children in hospital through Payroll Giving: charitablegiving.co.uk #PayrollGivingMonth

"I wanted to send a sincere thank you to the Giggle Doctors. My son was in hospital for a week and despite the teenage cringe he displayed, I know his visit from them will be one of the lasting memories from his stay. They gave me a much-needed laugh too!" - Wendy🧡University Hospitals Sussex

Play is vital to children's wellbeing, health, and development. So much so that it's enshrined in Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Right of the Child. Giggle Doctors help children in hospital cope with stress and anxiety and take control of their situation through play🧡

Aurora must very excited about the new #LiloAndStitch movie! "She was a huge fan of Stitch, she had slippers, T-shirt, headphones, teddies, everything. She was over the moon when my magic pencil case found her a Stitch sticker, she stuck it on her Stitch iPad!"💙- Dr Scribble

Josie was just 12 months old when she met the Giggle Doctors for the first time, and her mum Katie shares what it was like for her family to meet them during some difficult months of being in and out of hospital, and the difference their visits made🧡 theodora.co.uk/news/how-the-g…

From everyone at Theodora Children’s Charity, you are all in our thoughts this Mother’s Day🧡

Dr Boogie Woogie has been loving this week of sunshine☀️The Giggle Doctors have been busy playing and brightening the days of children in London, Southampton, Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham, Bath, Cambridge & Sutton! Did anyone spot one of their colourful coats on the wards?🧡

Our 2024 Impact Report is coming out soon, here is a sneak peak of one of the stories👀"Meeting the Giggle Doctors definitely helped Lily’s stay at the hospital. It brought some normality to the day rather than being stuck in her hospital room " - Nicole, Lily's mum🧡

In this report we celebrate 30 years of giggles, anniversaries with hospital partners, new Giggle Doctor training and exploring the wider impacts of Giggle Doctor visits not only children, but also on their families and staff caring for them in hospital🧡 theodora.co.uk/2024-impact-re…

From everyone at Theodora Children's Charity and our Giggle Doctors, we hope you have a happy Easter weekend filled with sunshine, fun, and laughter...and of course plenty of delicious chocolate eggs! 💐🐰

A very big thank you to The Sarah Nulty Power of Music Foundation for their wonderful support and the many magical, musical and playful moments they will help Dr Flowerpot bring to children and their families at Sheffield Children's Hospital!🎶🧡 #PowerOfMusic #GiggleDoctors #Sheffield #PlayInHospital

Congrats to everyone who ran in the #LondonMarathon yesterday! Want to take part next year? Join #TeamGiggleDoctors!🏃‍♀️If you have secured your own place or want to apply to help bring joy & laughter to children in hospital, get in touch to find out more🧡 #LondonMarathon2026

“We didn’t know they were coming but that was the beauty of it… it was a lovely surprise and a real pick me up. They were absolutely fantastic, just what the doctor ordered and what we needed” - Kelly, a parent💛 #GiggleDoctors #PlayinHospital #ChildrensCharity #PlayMatters #NHS

Read our 2024 Impact Report to discover the wider impacts of Giggle Doctor visits, not only on the children themselves, but also on their families and the staff caring for them in hospital💛 theodora.co.uk/2024-impact-re… #GiggleDoctor #PlayinHospital #PlayMatters #NHS #ChildrensCharity

Happy #InternationalTeaDay!🫖 Dr Teapot is a very big fan, so we thought to share this article from last year where #DrTeapot describes what it is like being a Giggle Doctor for over 11 years, and why play is so important for children in hospital🧡 theodora.co.uk/news/meet-drte…

"The Giggle Doctors are fantastic with the staff, parents and the patients. It is nice that they each have their own different characters, the children really like that each Giggle Doctor has a theme" - Therapeutic and Specialised Play Services Manager🧡 theodora.co.uk/meet-the-giggl…