Discussing the role of play within treatment and recovery with Great Ormond Street Hospital's Head of Play
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Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) has launched a brand new, digital learning and entertainment hub to showcase the “Power of Play” and how it helps children cope with life’s challenges, big or small. The hub is packed full of inspiring ideas, spectacular stories and fun activities to bring the incredible power of play to children and families across the UK.  Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH)’s dedicated Play team, the largest in Europe, use their skills every day to support seriously ill children from across the UK to understand and cope with their treatment and recovery. This expertise has shaped each story, activity and idea on the new Power of Play hub.  In this episode Georgia speaks to Laura Walsh, Head of Play Services at GOSH. Laura explains the crucial role that play has for all children, and highlights the brand new “Power of Play” campaign her team is championing. If you’d like to find out more and access the free resources on GOSH Charity’s Power of Play Hub, visit www.gosh.org/play See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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