Spread a Smile is dedicated to improving the time spent by seriously ill children in hospital. We provide entertainers for seriously ill children and teenagers who are in hospital, often for prolonged periods of time, with life limiting conditions including cancer and heart, lung and kidney-related illnesses.
We take entertainers such as fairies, pirates, children’s characters, musicians, magicians, singers, face painters and poets into paediatric wards, to activity centres and to children’s parties in Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College Hospital, The Royal London Hospital, St Mary's Hospital, The Evelina, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, King's College Hospital, The Royal Marsden and Noah's Ark Children's Hospice.
Our aim is to divert their attention away from their treatment, stimulate their minds and to alleviate the boredom and monotony associated with sustained hospital stays. We also extend this work to the siblings of these children, as they are deeply affected by the illness of their sister or brother.
There are potential additional benefits to our work. Guided by an advisory team of medical practitioners, we entertain thousands of children each year. There is emerging evidence to show that ‘laughter is the best medicine’ as it may help to strengthen the immune system, diminish pain and decrease levels of stress.
Company Details
- Employees
- 48
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 25 Horsell Road, London,n5 1xl,united Kingdom
- Industry
- Hospitals And Health Care
- NAICS
-
Health Care and Social AssistanceSocial Assistance
- Website
- spreadasmile.org
- HQ
- London
Spread A Smile Questions
Spread A Smile's website is spreadasmile.org
Spread A Smile's LinkedIn profile is https://uk.linkedin.com/company/spread-a-smile
Spread A Smile has
48 employees.
View email and phone details for 48
employees at Spread A Smile.
Spread A Smile's industry is
Hospitals and Health Care
Spread A Smile's top competitors are
Mind,
Cancer Research Uk (Cruk),
The Children's Society,
Children With Cancer Uk,
Uncommon,
The Brain Tumour Charity,
Teenage Cancer Trust,
Rays Of Sunshine Children's Charity,
The Little Princess Trust,
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity.
Spread A Smile's categories are Hospitals and Health Care
Spread A Smile's founding year is 2013
