2023 Afternoon Workshop Using Social Stories in Hospital for a Positive Patient Outcome Stephanie Liddle, Deputy Head of Play, GOSH 2023 Evening Lecture Society of Health Play Specialists – update and launch of professional standards Sophie’s Legacy – update from
Play in Healthcare Week
Play in Healthcare Week is the week commencing 14th October 2024 – The theme is ‘Celebrating Play’. Play in Healthcare week is an annual celebration of play in all healthcare settings for babies, children and young people. It aims to
SoHPS Annual Conference
1st Society of Health Play Specialists Conference Friday 21st June 2024, UCLH Education Centre, Euston Road, London, NW1 2PG Conference sponsored by Rescape Health Theme: Celebrating our Profession SoHPS Registrants £70 Read more Non SoHPS Registrants £85 Read more Students
Spring Study Day
Annual Scottish Spring Masterclass NAHPS Annual Scottish Spring Study Day helps develop professional practice and personal development with a range of speakers from different child development and healthcare specialities. Each year brings new ideas and themes to broaden knowledge and
Event Calendar
2024 – Dates for your Diaries 27 November 2024 Hugh Jolly afternoon workshop and evening lecture 2.30pm till 4pm Application of rights based participation using the Lundy Model: Basic introduction to children’s rights Article 12 of UN Convention on the
CPD Activity Examples
Every Registered Health Play Specialist is required to undertake a process of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and to maintain an ongoing record of their CPD activity. Continued professional development (CPD) refers to any process or activity, planned or otherwise, that
Exemplar Profiles
Exemplar Profiles (2024 revision) In this section, you will find excerpts from CPD Profiles which the Registration Committee have selected as examples of the standard expected in Profiles submitted for audit. The authors of these excerpts are recent nominees for
The CPD Profile
All registered Health Play Specialists are required to maintain an ongoing record of their continuing professional development (CPD) as a condition of registration. The CPD Profile is an important aspect of professional registration with SoHPS because: It represents an ongoing
Annual Re-registration Statistics
2024 ANOTHER RECORD YEAR FOR HPS RE-REGISTRATION! RE-REGISTRATION/AUDIT SUMMARY 2024 2024 2023 2022 Public Register 01-01-2024 681 669 672 New registrants (Jan-March 2024) 7 ANNUAL RE-REGISTRATIONS CONFIRMED(Jan-March 2024) 634 (93%) 616 (92%) 630 (93%) Late re-registrations approved 11 16 7
Payment Options
The fees to re-register with SOHPS are as follows: Annual Re-registration fee *Payable by HPS listed on public register £36.00 Payment due by 31 March annually Late Re-registration fee *Payable by lapsed registrants £61.00 Payment due at time of Late