Laura Walsh

Speaker biography

Laura Walsh

Director of Play in Healthcare, Starlight Children's Foundation

Laura is driving system change in healthcare, positioning play as a crucial part of children's health and wellbeing.

She is a qualified and registered health play specialist and was previously Head of Play at Great Ormond Street hospital after a long career in playwork and community health within the YMCA movement in central London.

Sessions

National Play Conference 2026

14:15–15:009 October 2026 Panel: Play everywhere: creating the conditions for play across children’s lives