RAaFT East of England Play in Palliative Care Network
Hannah Lashite
Contact: hannah.lashite@keech.org.uk
East Anglia Regional Group
Meets twice a year for study days (Spring & Autumn)
Co-ordinator: Steph Fairbain
Contact: fairbains@sohps.org.uk
North-West \ North-Wales Networking Group
Meets 3 times a year (2 virtual and 1 face to face)
Contact: sarah.nield@mft.nhs.uk & laura.lee33@nhs.net
South West Regional Group Group
Meets twice a year via Teams currently. Planning to return to face to face visits in the future.
Co-ordinator: Deborah Charles
Contact: deborah.charles@nhs.net | 01872 252803
Thames Valley and Wessex HPS Networking Group
Meets via Teams, currently bi-monthly but subject to change.
Contact: joanne.pinney@ouh.nhs.uk | elizabeth.waddington@ouh.nhs.uk | lauren.findlay@ouh.nhs.uk
“Together for short lives” online forum for hospice play teams
Meetings are quarterly via zoom
Lisa Magill
Julia’s House | Play Worker
Contact: lisa.magill@juliashouse.org
Informal play lead meetings offering support and sharing
Lisa Beaumont BEM Therapeutic & Specialised Play Manager
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Contact: lisa.beaumont@nhs.net
Community Play Specialist Group
(for HPS working in community locations)
Meets every 8 weeks via Teams
Private WhatsApp chat and Facebook page for members.
We are happy to have others to drop into meetings to learn, educate others, share knowledge and support. You are very welcome to come and meet us and learn about all the different HPS roles in the community.
Contact: niki.smith@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
SoHPS Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564205252177
Contact: admin@sohps.org.uk
Facebook Hospital Play Specialist Group
Co-ordinator: Deborah Charles
Contact: deborah.charles@nhs.net | 01872 252803
Public
- FB – Community Health Play Specialists
- Instagram – community_play_specialists
- Twitter/X – https://twitter.com/HPSCOMMUNITY1