Our impact

At Theodora Children’s Charity, we often work in giggles, smiles, peaceful moments, and meaningful conversations. These can be tricky to measure with numbers, which is why we take a range of approaches to evaluating our impact. We invite children, parents, NHS staff, Giggle Doctors, donors, and many more to tell their stories or complete our surveys and help us see the difference we’re making, and how we can grow this even further.

Our 2023 impact report reflects on a busy year bringing playful encounters to over 15,000 children, as well as providing focused training for our Giggle Doctors to help them connect joyfully with each child they meet. Read about what a Giggle Doctor visit can mean for children, their families, hospital staff, and our all-important donors, and find out how Giggle Doctor’s child-led approach provides one solution for providing play in hospital for children and young people with SEN and developmental conditions.

2021 represented a year of re-building after the impact of successive Covid-19 lockdowns. Read about how here at Theodora Children’s Charity we developed digitally during the pandemic, learn more about our extensive Giggle Doctor training, and read about the published literature supporting Giggle Doctor work.