Undergoing a healthcare procedure can be a daunting experience for anyone, especially as a child. Whether as part of routine care or a clinical trial, Little Journey supports children and their families from contemplation to full recovery through this award-winning app.
The simple-to-use app guides and supports children and their families through their healthcare journey – all from the comfort and safety of their own home. We support children through:
• Virtual reality tours enabling them to explore the exact rooms they’ll visit while in hospital.
• Age-tailored animations explaining what will happen and why.
• Breathing and relaxation exercises.
• Therapeutic and distraction games to use during stressful periods.
Little Journey helps parents by:
• Drip feeding information before, during and after their procedure.
• Providing small bitesize chunks of information to assist with information retention.
• Making it easier talk to children about what’s going to happen.
• Providing checklists, hints and tips, and nudges to make sure you’re all ready to go.
Little Journey was founded by an NHS doctor and researcher into children’s anxiety management. With support from children and their families, health play specialists, psychologists, nurses and doctors, the Little Journey app was born! We’ve continued to work with families and hospital staff to improve the app and expand to support families through more procedures.
Awards & recognitions:
• NHS Innovation Accelerator 2021
• Association of Anaesthetists Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI) Innovation in critical care and anaesthesia 2018
• Patient Experience Network National Award (PENNA) Innovative use of technology award 2021
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Little Journey FAQ
Is Little Journey free?
Yes, Little Journey is completely free and it doesn't have any in-app purchases or subscriptions.
Is Little Journey legit?
✅ The Little Journey app appears to be high-quality and legitimate. Users are very satisfied.
This app is amazing to help a parent and older children to understand and put your mind at ease with what is going to happen during there visit. However, my 4 year old daughter is autistic and does not understand. It also doesn’t put my mind at ease as I know what is expected of her and it won’t happen! I think there should be articles for about what would happen with children with additional needs.
Amazing for children who have the understanding
Amazing app
This app is amazing with supporting not only a child but there parents
Doesn’t work for us
Can’t get the app to work, keeps freezing and sending us a white screen. Have tried numerous times. Such a shame as my autistic son could really benefit from this before his procedure.
Really helpful
Fantastic app for putting children’s minds at ease before an operation. Really good idea.
App doesn’t work
We have used this app on other devices before and it’s great. Now on apple the app doesn’t work, you can go through the adult section but you can not use the child art of the app which is why we got in the first place so my daughter can prepare for her operation in a few days time. Very disappointed
Noah’s journey
Was totally satisfied with my arrival to the end ward 16 were amazing and the surgeon was fabulous who made us comfortable for the whole procedure
Brilliant app
Wonderful app with a lovely friendly way of explaining it to children of all ages (and adults because I found it quite interesting to go through it with my daughter) she’s only three so it was very age-appropriate for her she liked playing the little dress up game and finding Molly mask and Kimmy cannula. I found the doctors voice is very relaxing and calming
Does not render on iPad Air correctly
Downloaded on iPad Air but the buttons and journey do not render correctly. Have downloaded on iPhone 10 and 11 ok.
Fantastic and age appropriate
Used this to prepare my child for their operation. They engaged well with the app and often asked to play the dressing up game on it or see the bed they would be in. The operation went very well and they referred to what they had learnt through the app during our time there.
Sheffield Childrens Hospital
From start to finish, Sheffield Children’s did everything they could to put my daughter at ease. From Pre-op to discharge, it was all child centred. The app is amazing!