Alder Hey Children's Charity Podcasts

For a child, coming to hospital can be a daunting experience, but the staff at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital ensure they are made to feel welcome and work hard to build friendships with their young patients. Alder Hey Children's Charity is pleased to have raised in excess of £338,000 in 2018 to fit out several of our treatment and consultation rooms with a range of distraction technology - light and film projection, surround sound, noise effects and music and character vinyl wall coverings  -  which is proven to reduce fear and anxiety in children. The iPad controlled software means patients can be given control of the space to trigger different projections, sounds and lighting. Here Cardiac Physiologist Sharon Clark tells us about the impact it has had on her and her young patients and explains why she wants every department to have this technology.Support the show