Freedom of Information request 487-2023

FOI Request – Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Starlight Children’s Foundation uses the power of play to make the experience of illness and treatment within health care settings better for children and their families. 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 health care settings. This will support Starlight effectively and proactively target and deliver our services to those settings that most need it. 1. Do you provide services to children aged 0-17 years? Yes☐ No☐ If yes, we would like to know, for the period between 1st April 2021 and 31st March 2022: 2. The types of services e.g., eating disorders, community mental health. provided to children aged 0-17 years and the name of the base of any community/hospital setting 3. The number of admissions/attendances/referrals whichever is applicable. for 0–17-year-olds – broken down by age and main specialty 4. A breakdown of the ethnicity, gender, and deprivation deciles using the index of multiple deprivation. for 0–17-year-olds admitted/seen 5. Do you have a Play Team members of staff trained to provide play opportunities for children.? Yes☐ No☐ If yes, please tell us the number of the following roles, salary band, approximately how many hours do they work per week, and which services/locations they cover: 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 Location/Service 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. 6. Does the Play Team leads./managers., if you have them, hold a Foundation Degree in Healthcare Play Specialism? Yes- all ☐ Yes- some ☐ No ☐ Not applicable ☐ 7. If any, how many of your health play specialists are registered with the Healthcare Play Specialist Education Trust HPSET.? 8. How many hours do your play team typically work during one shift? 9. 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 10. If you do not have a play team, do you have staff members that are trained to create opportunities for play with children but are not health play specialists nor play workers? Yes☐ No ☐ If yes, what are their job titles and which services/locations do they cover? 11. Does play feature in your planning for services and treatment for 0-17-year-olds? Yes ☐ No ☐ 12. Do you have a guidance/policy for staff members to incorporate play during assessments/treatments to put children at ease? Yes ☐ No ☐ If yes, please can you attach a copy of this or a link where it can be accessed Attached ☐ Link provided ☐ Unable to provide ☐ 13. Do you have any of the following in each of your service locations? a. Playrooms or play areas please specify if these are age-specific. Yes-age specific ☐ Yes- not age specific ☐ No ☐ i. If yes, where are they located: b. Toys, games, activities, and play items please specify if these are age-specific. Yes-age specific ☐ Yes- not age specific ☐ No ☐ i. If yes, where are they located/services they cover: c. Commissioned or voluntary external entertainers Yes ☐ No ☐ i. If yes, where are they located/services they cover: d. Starlight provisions services offered by Starlight. Yes ☐ No ☐ i. If yes, where are they located/services they cover: e. Other donations for toys and activities Yes ☐ No ☐ i. If yes, where are they located/services they cover: 14. Is there an annual budget for the delivery of play e.g., toys, staffing, etc.. for your trust? If yes: 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?