The Treehouse Children’s Unit at Stepping Hill Hospital has 46 beds and cares for children aged between six months and 16 years with a wide range of medical needs. Over the last few years, the young patients have enjoyed visits from music therapist Emma Black, who has 15 years of experience working in hospital, care and special school settings. Children can have music and songs brought to their beds, and where possible, enjoy short concerts in the day room. Playing uplifting and gentle music to poorly children has been shown to improve mood and mental wellbeing, which can in turn help to support their physical recovery. Music on the ward also benefits visiting family members and aids their interaction with their children, reducing anxiety, as well as lifting the mood of the staff on the unit. The hospital now need our help to enable Emma to continue visiting once a month over the next year, benefiting around 550 sick children and their families.
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“The switch adapted toys have been a wonderful addition to our school. Both staff and children were thrilled to have some new exciting resources. The children love the lights and movement many of these switch toys have and are highly motivated to explore and investigate how to make them work. They have been great for pupils to develop their understanding of cause and effect and we have also noticed improved concentration and engagement when using them. Often it can be difficult to find toys that are robust enough to withstand lots of heavy use AND be interesting and fun. These new resources tick all those boxes. They have made a noticeable impact on the children’s development in this area.”
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