2026 – Dates for your diaries
Therapeutic Play Leads Development Group Meetings:
23rd January 2026 – 1pm until 2pm
27th February 2026 – 11am until 12pm
27th February 2026 – 11am until 12pm
If you work as a Play Lead/Manager within a healthcare setting and are interested in joining this group, please email admin@sohps.org.uk
2025 – Dates for your Diaries
15th October 2025 – 12:00 – 1:30pm
Implementing the Play Well toolkit for children’s play in healthcare – Webinar
As part of the Play in Healthcare Week events, the Society of Health Play Specialists will be co-delivering a live webinar with colleagues from NHSE, Starlight, ODN’s and GIRFT. This will be an opportunity to learn more about the new Play Well Toolkit and how you can use it within your healthcare setting or teams.
Board members speaking on the panel will be Irene O’Donnell, Steph Fairbain, Penelope Hart-Spencer and Tina Clegg.
You can sign up for this free event at: Playing Well Tickets, Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite
10th October 2025 – 9:30am – 4pm
Northern Study Day – Leeds City College Printworks Campus
CPD AUDIT 2025
All registrants due to submit their CPD Profile in 2025 are reminded that their Profile Form needs to cover the 3 years preceding submission:
Year 1: 01 April 2022 – 31 March 2023
Year 2: 01 April 2023 – 31 March 2024
Year 3: 01 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Each year of data should run sequentially. It will be necessary to empty the form of any previously submitted data in order to enter your new evidence for the required time period.
15th March 2025
Spring Study Day
12th June 2025
SoHPS National Conference – UCLH, Euston Road, London
Please email admin@sohps.org.uk to register interest.
10th October 2025
Northern Study Day – Details TBC
13th to 19th October 2025
Play in Healthcare Week
30 years of PIHW – Details to follow
26th November 2025
Hugh Jolly Lecture – Details TBC
Please email admin@sohps.org.uk to register interest.
Past events – thank you for attending
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 Rights of the Child
- Introduction to Lundy Model of Participation
- Activities to include looking at overlaying the Lundy Model over existing practice and exploring challenges to meaningful participation
This event will take place on Teams. Cost is £20 for registered Health Play Specialists and £30 for everyone else.
7.00pm till 8.00pm
Learn more about Dragons of Afterlands. This is an AR game which improves communication skills and enhances wellbeing through the unique cooperative Challenges designed by psychologists.
This event will take place on Teams and is free to all participants.
Please email admin@sohps.org.uk to register interest in either or both of these events.
Hugh Jolly Memorial Lecture and workshop
November
Play in Hospital Week 2022: ‘Play for resilience and good Mental Health’
The theme highlights the importance of play for everyone’s health. Children, young people, and families all benefit from play in healthcare, and as play practitioners taking some time to play will help you too!
Spring masterclass 2022: ‘Helping children and young people with disabilities and anxiety have a positive hospital experience’.
Recorded webcast: ‘Caring for babies with long term healthcare needs’ – Purchase your copy of the pre-recorded webcast here
- Please address all enquiries about Events to
admin@sohps.org.uk