explained their answer as due to lack of finance in the NHS rather than the Clown Doctors not being a worthwhile programme. Who do you think should pay for the Clown Doctors?
31%
Don't know Charities
54%
NHS 15%
Figure 7 shows the percentages of people who thought the Clown Doctors should be funded by charities, the NHS or didn’t know.
The final question asked participants what they would do differently if they were in charge of the Clown Doctors Programme. Here there was a large proportion of people who didn’t know (46%), and a number of people (39%) who thought the Clown Doctors should visit more often and/or be available across a wider area. A further 15% thought the Clown Doctors should give the patient something more when they finish a visit. Overall all participants mentioned something positive about the Clown Doctors and 100% said would be happy for them to visit their child again. Parents seemed to really like the Clown Doctors and viewed them as very beneficial to their child’s mental wellbeing, cheering them up in this time of need. The most common suggested improvements were that the Clown Doctors should visit more and leave the child with something more on their departure.
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