NHS Futures is ‘for everyone in health and care, supporting secure collaboration across organisations at no cost’. Health Play Specialist have a dedicated folder under the Children & Young People Nursing Network, providing a forum to share ideas and information
Collaborations (including the SoHPS Play Managers & Leads Group)
Here you will find documents and reports from organisation we work with. The SoHPS Managers and Leads Group is a space for Play Specialists who are in a Play Manager post or have leadership responsibilities in the absence of a
Published New and Innovative Practice & Spotlight on Practice
Innovative practice is not new to the health play specialist profession, creative thinking and problem solving are essential in supporting babies, children, young people and their families day-to-day in healthcare settings. However, there is limited opportunity to share and build
Play Service Sample Documents & Templates
Writing Play Policy, Operating Procedures and Governance documents can be daunting and time consuming. These SoHPS approved document templates are available to download and adapt to meet the needs of your service and/or to upload to your organisations policy template.
Play Well and other Practice Guidance Documents
A quality checklist to Benchmark your service against 7 Quality Standards and assess your progress in meeting the recommended standards for health play services in England. Although not yet adopted by the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Norther Ireland,
Workforce Development Strategy
The Workforce Development Strategy, published by Starlight, on behalf of SoHPS, Skills for Health and Starlight, was launched at the SoHPS conference in June 2024 Broad purposes: To provide a strategic framework for the health play professional sector to grow
Workforce Development
The aim of SoHPS Workforce Development workstream is to support the development of the profession by: Engaging with external organisations Attending key meetings with national health and play strategic bodies Raising awareness of the profession and registration requirements by presenting
CPD Guidance
Therapeutic Play Leads Development Group
Welcome to the page for play leads and play managers in Healthcare Settings. We have already had two meetings where we came together to discuss and start to plan strategies and SOP’s to benefit our profession as well as
Course Options
APPLYING TO CARDIFF AND VALE COLLEGE From 4th November 2024, CAVC will take on the responsibility of managing applications for their Higher Education courses internally. Step one: Students Apply Online Applicants will visit https://cavc.ac.uk/en/uni to complete their online application. The application
