Announcements
Little Journey® raises £6m Series A to redefine the way the world delivers paediatric care
Learn more about Little Journey's Series A fundraising round and investors.
Newsroom
Announcements
Little Journey® launches Accessibility Centre of Excellence with app release
Little Journey's Accessibility Centre of Excellence is focused on improving product accessibility for neurodivergent children and users with...
Insights
Accessibility and inclusion in health tech: What they mean and why they matter
In this article, our Design Lead covers the key differences between accessibility and inclusion and explains how we work to prioritise both.
Careers
What is a Health Play Specialist? Meet Nitisha
Meet Nitisha Majithia, Little Journey's experienced Health Play Specialist who embeds play principles into everything we do, enhancing paediatric...
Careers
What is a Medical Content Writer? Meet Grace
Meet Grace, a Medical Content Writer at Little Journey. Learn more about her recruitment process as a Microbiology graduate from the University of...
Careers
What is a Clinical Psychologist? Meet Megan & Vicky
Meet Dr Megan Hofmann & Dr Vicky Queralt, Little Journey's Clinical Psychologists who ensure psychosocial support is always at our core.
Insights
Improving healthcare for children with ADHD: Challenges & opportunities
Insights by Phil Anderton, Managing Director, ADHD 360, in conversation with Sophie Copley, Co-Founder and CPO, Little Journey at HIMSS 23
Support
My child needs an MRI: FAQs & Getting Prepared
Get answers to common questions parents have about MRI scans, and get advice on preparing you and your child.
Support
Supporting children in hospital over Christmas
Advice from Little Journey's Health Play Specialist on how to keep some Christmas magic for children spending the holidays in hospital.
Preparing and informing children for hospital
Visiting hospital is anxiety-provoking for both children and their families. 50-75% of children are affected by significant anxiety before healthcare...
Little Journey’s Top Tips for preparing your child for hospital
When you tell your child depends on your their age, why they are coming to hospital and how you think they will deal with the information given to...
Research
British Medical Journal lists Little Journey as trusted health app for families
We are really pleased to be listed as an example of a trusted health app that paediatricians could safely recommend to families in this recent...
The power of play in healthcare
Understanding the importance of learning through play within healthcare environments.
Research
Anxiety in Healthcare
By psychologically preparing and supporting more children throughout their hospital journey we do believe that Little Journey can support all...
Little Journey Recommended as Best Practice by APAGBI
Little Journey were referenced as “a useful strategy to help prepare children for surgery or procedures” in the latest Best Practice Guidance by...
Little Journey awarded a place on LEGO Foundation Play For All Accelerator!
Little Journey awarded a place on the LEGO Foundation Play For All Accelerator 2022
Announcements
Little Journey awarded "Official Tech Climber" for the Leeds City Region
The Leeds City Region Tech Climbers List highlights and support top performing small businesses within the region that are set for high growth and...
Little Journey raises £1.5m to grow business internationally
An NHS doctor who has developed an app to help reduce anxiety in children undergoing healthcare procedures has raised £1.5m from NPIF – Mercia Equity...
Little Journey joins prestigious DigitalHealth.London Accelerator programme
Today Little Journey is proud to announce they are one of the 21 digital health companies selected for DigitalHealth.London’s Accelerator programme....
Little Journey is delighted to be a part of The UK’s Digital Health #Beyond100 Playbook
We’re in the #Beyond100 Playbook – among some of the UK’s most impressive digital health innovators. The campaign, @tradegovuk, showcases...
Little Journey welcomes Baggins the Bear!
Little Journey have worked together with Intersurgical to bring their character, Baggins the Bear, to life in the Little Journey smartphone app. As...
Announcements
More procedures added to the Little Journey portfolio
Little Journey is excited to announce the expansion of its solution to support children undergoing endoscopy, phlebotomy, and coronavirus swab...
Announcements
New characters and animations for the Little Journey app
Creating appealing content for our younger users is something we take very seriously at Little Journey; user engagement being crucial to the success...
Announcements
Launch of the new Little Journey platform
Little Journey are delighted to announce the launch of their new platform, providing an enhanced and improved solution for healthcare organisations....
Announcements
Little Journey Shortlisted for Prolific North Tech Award 2021
Little Journey is thrilled to be shortlisted for the “Best Healthtech Innovation” at the Prolific North Tech Awards 2021. Prolific North celebrates...
Announcements
Little Journey wins at the PEN awards 2021
The Patient Experience Network awards are an established, national programme recognising best practice in patient experience across health and social...
Announcements
Coronavirus YouTube videos success
Earlier this year, Little Journey worked with the Head of Insight and Feedback at NHS England, in partnership with NHS Test and Trace, to create...
Case Studies
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Case Study
Pre-operative anxiety affects 50-75% of children and is associated with worse physical and mental outcomes for the patient. Fifty percent of children...
Twelve innovators selected to scale across England’s NHS with support from the NHS Innovation Accelerator
Little Journey is named one of 12 high impact innovations to join the NHS Innovation Accelerator in 2021. Today, the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA)...
Research
Virtual Reality in Healthcare: Toy or Tool?
The quality and usability of Virtual reality (VR) has been propelled forward, driven by the gaming industry. It’s commonly available on most...
Little Journey App saves each NHS hospital £120,000
An independent study commissioned by Eastern Academic Health Science Network highlights benefits of Little Journey app to patients and hospitals. At...
Little Journey Successfully Supports Children With Autism
New research from Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children has shown how Little Journey benefits children with Autism undergoing dental surgery....
Our Story
Every year, 600,000 children undergo day-case procedures in NHS operating theatres – and up to 75 percent show signs of fear and significant anxiety....