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Spread a Smile brings joy and laughter to seriously ill children and young people across the country.
Through in-person hospital visits, virtual sessions and family events, Spread a Smile’s entertainers – from magicians to musicians, artists, fairies and therapy dogs – enhance wellbeing and help young patients and their families cope with the pain and anxiety of serious illness and hospitalisation.
In 2025-26, Spread a Smile will deliver over 18,411 in-person hospital bedside visits and over 2,860 virtual visits, in partnership with 39 NHS hospitals and six hospice partners.
Spread a Smile’s impact goes beyond creating moments of happiness. The charity provides vital opportunities for distraction, meaningful engagement, and moments of joy, helping seriously ill children facing extremely challenging circumstances to enjoy being children once again.
Spread a Smile receives no government funding and relies completely on generous donors, fundraisers and partners to continue this vital work.
