Vote for Starlight Children's Foundation and Help Support Children in Healthcare

Posted on 03 Sep 2025 by Emily Atkinson-Dalton
How your vote for Starlight can help bring a time when no child endures trauma in healthcare

This month, Starlight is one of the charities taking part in the Discount Promo Codes charity poll. Every child deserves a healthcare experience where healing isn’t overshadowed by fear and trauma.

Health play helps children face treatment with courage, comfort and confidence. By voting for Starlight, you can help make that possible for more children in healthcare across the UK.

 

About Starlight


Starlight is the UK’s leading charity dedicated to putting the power of play at the heart of every child’s healthcare. From vaccinations to surgeries, play reduces fear, builds resilience, and makes children more receptive to treatment.

They:

  • Make play possible by providing health play resources in hospitals and clinics.

  • Make play matter by campaigning for it to be embedded into health services.

  • Make play better by building best practice and sharing knowledge with frontline health professionals.


A gap in children’s healthcare is going unnoticed, and it is holding back success. The good news is that a simple, proven solution exists, one that transforms the way children experience healthcare.

 

The Problem: Fear in Healthcare


For children, medical procedures can be frightening. From routine vaccinations to complex treatments, fear and anxiety don’t just affect emotions, they can create trauma that impacts resilience, slows recovery, and even leaves lasting scars into adulthood.

Research shows that when children feel safe, their nervous system supports healing and they respond better to treatment. But when a child is frozen in fear, their body resists care, making outcomes worse.

 

The Solution: Play


Children process the world through play. It helps them learn, build confidence, and face fears. Play can transform a hospital room into a space of comfort and control, turning intimidating procedures into manageable experiences.

Play isn’t a luxury. Play is essential.

At Starlight, their team are committed to integrating play into healthcare to reduce trauma and improve results. The science is clear, the impact is proven, and our passion to make it happen is unwavering.

Play makes healthcare better.

We have the data to prove it, the expertise to deliver it, and the vision to make it happen. But we can’t do it alone. We need parents, healthcare professionals, decision-makers, and communities to join us in recognising play as essential.

Together, we can transform healthcare outcomes for children. It’s time to put play into practice.

 

How You Can Support Starlight


Your support helps Starlight to put play at the heart of healthcare and transform children’s experiences.

Meet McKenzie: when they faced a hospital stay, fear and anxiety took over, until play changed everything. With health play, children like McKenzie can face treatment with courage and hope.

By voting for Starlight in the Discount Promo Codes charity poll, you can help bring the power of play to more children across the UK.

 

How to Get In Touch


They always love to hear from you, so don't hesitate to get in touch with Starlight.

Starlight
The Ark, 201 Talgarth Road
London W6 8BJ
020 7262 2881

talktous@starlight

So if Starlight get your vote, then don't miss the chance to help them win a donation this month! Cast your free vote between 1st September 2025 and 30th September 2025 and don't forget to share the poll with friends and family.

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