Freedom of Information request 247-2022

Starlight Children’s Foundation uses the power of play to make the experience of illness and treatment better for children and their families in hospital. We support children, families, and health professionals to make moments of escape for those who need it most. I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information to help us build a profile of the ‘state of play’ in hospital. This will support Starlight effectively and proactively target and deliver our services to hospitals that most need it. If you are part of a group hospital model, we would like you to return data for each hospital provider who cares for babies, children, and young people. I would like to know for each hospital in your Trust, including the following departments: · Accident and Emergency · Outpatient · Diagnostic · Phlebotomy · Day case · Surgical Units · Inpatient Units · Neonatal Units Between 1st April 2021 and 31st March 2022, for each hospital: 1. The name of the hospital and their wards/departments that provide services to 0–17-year-olds 2. The number of admissions for 0–17-year-olds 3. A breakdown of the ethnicity, gender, and deprivation percentiles of 0–17-year-olds admitted 4. The number of 0–17-year-olds treated on an adult ward/bed and reason e.g., patient choice, bed shortages etc.. I would also like to know for each hospital: 5. Which Directorates. does the Play Teams. sit in? 6. The number of the following roles, salary band, and approximately how many hours do they work per week? Job Title Total Number of Staff Salary Band Full-Time 40+ hours. Full Time 32-40 hours. Part Time 18-31 hours. Part Time Less than 18 hours. Zero Hours Contract Play Team – Leader/Manager Play Team - Health Play Specialist HPS. Play Team - Senior HPS Play Team - HPS Student Play Team - Play Therapist Play Team - Play worker or play leader Play Team- Bank Staff Play Team - Volunteers Other Play Staff please specify. 7. Does the Play Team leads./managers., if you have them, hold a Foundation Degree in Healthcare Play Specialism? 8. If any, how many of your health play specialists are registered with the Healthcare Play Specialist Education Trust HPSET.? 9. How many hours do your play team typically work during one shift? 10. Which shifts do the Play Team typically work? Select all that are applicable. Morning shifts Afternoon shifts Evening shifts Day shifts 12-hour shifts Weekends 11. Do you have any of the following in each of the specified hospitals? If yes, please specify where these provisions are located e.g., department/ward name.: a. Playful 'non-play team' staff staff create opportunities for children to play but are not health play specialists nor play workers. i. If yes, where are they located: b. Playrooms or play areas please specify if these are age-specific. i. If yes, where are they located: c. Toys, games, activities, and play items please specify if these are age-specific. i. If yes, where are they located: d. Commissioned or voluntary external entertainers who come in occasionally i. If yes, where are they located: e. Starlight provisions services offered by Starlight. i. If yes, where are they located: f. Other donations for toys and activities i. If yes, where are they located: 12. Is there an annual budget for the delivery of play e.g., toys, staffing, etc.. in your hospitals.? If yes, for each individual hospital: a. What is the overall annual budget? b. How much of the budget is for staffing? c. How much of the budget is spent on resources and materials for play e.g., toys.? 13. Is there a budget available for training and development that play staff can access? a. If yes, how much is this? 14. Do you have a guidance/policy on how Play should be delivered? If yes, please can you attach a copy of this or a link where it can be accessed