The Cambridge report argues that play should be a recognised component of children’s healthcare in the Government’s forthcoming 10-year plan for the NHS. Play should be a core feature of children’s healthcare in forthcoming plans for the future of the NHS, according to a new report which argues that play “humanises” the experiences of child patients. The report, by University of Cambridge academics for the charity Starlight, calls for play, games and playful approaches to be integrated into a ‘