Home Get involved Volunteer 11 March 2019 News Entertainment Volunteers Commencing 25 March the Bedside Play service will have a name change to Entertainment Volunteers! As we will soon have our new playroom on level 6 it is time to broaden the scope of what it means to be a Bedside Play volunteer in the Queensland Children’s Hospital! We want all patients, families, staff and visitors in QCH to know that our amazing Entertainment Volunteers not only support inpatients by the bedside but also the Emergency Department, Outpatients and visitors to our new playroom! Why limit ourselves with a name when we can entertain all children who visit the Queensland Children’s Hospital! This name change will also coincide with the opening of our new Children’s Hospital Foundation level 6 playroom on 25 March. The new playroom will provide more entertainment and distraction options for patients, families and visitors and will also have new times for our supervised play: Monday – Friday 9am – 12pm 1pm – 5pm 5.30pm – 7.30pm Weekends 10am – 1pm 1.30pm – 4.30pm These new times will also mean that there will be a change to the current Bedside Play volunteer morning shift. As of the 25 March the current Bedside Play shift of 9:00am – 12:30pm will become the Entertainment Volunteer shift of 8:45am – 12:15pm. Please speak to our supervisor if you have any issue or concerns with the new start time of your current volunteer role. We will also be introducing a new shift time of 12:45pm – 3:15pm. This is to cover the longer opening hours of our playroom, as well as to support other departments/area with Entertainment Volunteers during the middle of the day. If you would like to change your current volunteer shift time to this new time, please speak to your supervisor. To recap! As of 25 March, Bedside Play volunteers will be called Entertainment Volunteers! Our Play room will be open and the below new shifts will begin: Entertainment Volunteer Shift Times 8.45am – 12.15pm ** slight change of 15 mins 12.45pm – 3.15pm ** new shift 2.45pm – 5.15pm 5.15pm – 7.45pm We will, of course, communicate with you further to ensure that this new development is as seamless and undisruptive to you as possible. Please let your Supervisor know if you want to change to our new shift time! chevron_leftPrevious article Share Next articlechevron_right Latest News & Events 2021 Regional Working Wonders Scheme February 22, 2021 Read more 2021 Working Wonders Grant Round February 16, 2021 Read more Young researcher aims to lessen impact of transition to adult care February 11, 2021 Read more Subscribe for the latest news There is always something interesting happening in our world. Little wonders that happen every day. Miracles of science. Personal achievements of brave and beautiful young kids we will share with you in our enewsletter.
Home Get involved Volunteer 24 July 2018 Patient and Family Entertainment Volunteers Entertainment VolunteersHome What we do Patient and Family Support Entertainment Volunteers We're serious about fun A hospital stay can be overwhelming, lonely, and even boring at times. Bedside Play is designed to provide entertainment and a distraction for sick kids, giving them a chance to play, have fun and take their minds off their stay, even for a little while. Bedside Play is offered across the hospital to sick kids and their siblings through the Entertainment Volunteer Service. For kids who can’t leave their bed, Bedside Play can bring a sense of normality and transform clinical surroundings into a place of fun and play. Our entertainment volunteers, easily recognisable by their green shirts and bright smiles, create a positive and fun environment right at the bedside, with games, activities, puzzles, crafts and toys. Bedside Play is about giving patients what they crave most – the chance to laugh, smile and just be kids. Seven days a week, our entertainment volunteers support healing and makes traumatic and sometimes long-term stays in hospital more bearable. Not only is the play time valuable, the kids also get to interact and engage with the Entertainment volunteers – people who are completely removed from their illness or diagnosis. Bedside Play is just about having fun. Bedside Play is not only beneficial in providing a meaningful distraction for sick kids and their siblings, it’s also about giving parents and carers a break. Families are welcome to join in on the fun, or use the time to go for a walk, grab a coffee or take a moment to reset in the Family Resource Centre. Zayviar’s Story At nine years old, Zayviar is one of only seven boys in the world with a chromosomal defect called ccdc22. It’s a very rare genetic condition. Zayviar also has cutis aplasia, which means part of his skull and areas of his skin haven’t fully formed. With Zayviar regularly in and out of the hospital and confined to bed, mum Veronica is so thankful for the Entertainment volunteers who help make his hospital experience a more positive one. “Zayviar absolutely loves the volunteers, whenever we are admitted, or we are just there for the day, he’ll always ask for the people in green to come visit him. “They’re so great with him, sometimes he’ll just request UNO, but other times they’ll play dress up and pretend to be police officers. “Because the volunteers are so enthusiastic and friendly, he absolutely loves when they visit – it’s the best part of his day. “When he’s got a procedure or test coming up, they take away the fear by entertaining him and engaging him – it just makes it into a positive experience instead of a negative one. “It also means that while he’s completely captivated by their game, that we can take a moment to grab a coffee – it’s really a great service for the whole family. “A lot of the volunteers know him by name, so that connection is really special.” How to access Entertainment Volunteers at Queensland Children’s Hospital Bedside play is available from 9am to 7:30pm Monday to Friday, and 10am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday. 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