Mission Statement:
The object of the charity is to promote the physical and mental well being of children and young people who are patients in hospital, hospice or receiving medical care at home. The charity aims to promote high professional standards for play staff, and to ensure the provision of appropriate therapeutic and stimulating play facilities in hospital. NAHPS provides professional support for all hospital play staff.
We carry out our aims by:
NAHPS is a charity with a turnover of around £10,000 a year and
400
members. The work of this charity is conducted by practising Hospital Play
Specialists. 
The charity is run on the income from its membership, publications sales and conference fees. Apart from auditor’s fees, we have no salaried
staff. We are the only organisation in Europe dedicated to promoting play for
children in hospital and are asked for advice from all over the world. Around
500 enquiries are dealt with each year from Health Trusts, hospital managers,
medical and nursing staff, students, play staff and parents. We publish a
bi-annual professional journal, regular newsletters, and information leaflets.
The charity organises study days and conferences which keep its members up to
date with all that's new in the field.
There have been many Milestones in NAHPS history.