Build a multi sensory room for kids
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We would like your help to build a dedicated, child and young person-friendly, multi-sensory and breast feeding room for patients and families in the Paediatric and Adolescent outpatient department at University College London Hospital.
Currently, we do not have a dedicated room for our multi-sensory equipment, and we would like to create a purpose built non-clinical environment for our patients.
Visiting hospital, having blood taken or having invasive diagnostic tests and examinations can be stressful for children and adolescents. We aim to provide a safe, relaxing space where our play specialists can work with them to put them at ease, using equipment such as light therapy, music, comfortable seating and a variety of interactive sensory toys.
When the room is not being used as a multi-sensory room, we want to offer this as a private space for breast feeding mothers.
23,000 children and young people are seen in the paediatric and adolescent outpatient department per year, many with additional needs and high levels of anxiety, therefore requiring specialist support and play intervention. The department runs speciality clinics such as Diabetes, urgent referrals, Eye clinic, and pre-assessment for paediatric surgery. The outpatient department is located in the basement of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson wing of UCLH hospital on Euston Road in London.
What our patients and families say about having a multi-sensory room:
“I am the mother to my 11 year old daughter who is on the autistic spectrum with severe language and communication delay. My daughter has sensory impairments and can be sensitive to noise and over-active, busy areas – like hospital waiting areas. Over the years I have used the sensory room to prepare my daughter, for her consultation which can be overwhelming for her and this causes her behaviour to be challenging and erratic. The sensory room is a place of sanctuary.”
“The multi-sensory room is such an essential part of the department. My child definitely benefited from being in this environment. My child is autistic and the fact that the room was available for use helped his treatment to be completed without much anxiety and stress. Treatment would have been much more stressful without the use of the sensory room.”
Any help you could offer us to improve the experience of children and young people would be most appreciated.
Any funds raised will be used to improve the children's outpatient department at UCLH.
Currently, we do not have a dedicated room for our multi-sensory equipment, and we would like to create a purpose built non-clinical environment for our patients.
Visiting hospital, having blood taken or having invasive diagnostic tests and examinations can be stressful for children and adolescents. We aim to provide a safe, relaxing space where our play specialists can work with them to put them at ease, using equipment such as light therapy, music, comfortable seating and a variety of interactive sensory toys.
When the room is not being used as a multi-sensory room, we want to offer this as a private space for breast feeding mothers.
23,000 children and young people are seen in the paediatric and adolescent outpatient department per year, many with additional needs and high levels of anxiety, therefore requiring specialist support and play intervention. The department runs speciality clinics such as Diabetes, urgent referrals, Eye clinic, and pre-assessment for paediatric surgery. The outpatient department is located in the basement of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson wing of UCLH hospital on Euston Road in London.
What our patients and families say about having a multi-sensory room:
“I am the mother to my 11 year old daughter who is on the autistic spectrum with severe language and communication delay. My daughter has sensory impairments and can be sensitive to noise and over-active, busy areas – like hospital waiting areas. Over the years I have used the sensory room to prepare my daughter, for her consultation which can be overwhelming for her and this causes her behaviour to be challenging and erratic. The sensory room is a place of sanctuary.”
“The multi-sensory room is such an essential part of the department. My child definitely benefited from being in this environment. My child is autistic and the fact that the room was available for use helped his treatment to be completed without much anxiety and stress. Treatment would have been much more stressful without the use of the sensory room.”
Any help you could offer us to improve the experience of children and young people would be most appreciated.
Any funds raised will be used to improve the children's outpatient department at UCLH.
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