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Hello, welcome to Hearts & Minds

Hearts & Minds is the home of the Clowndoctors and Elderflowers programmes in Scotland. Our mission is simple. We aim to improve the experience of people in hospital and in hospice, residential or respite care using clown-based techniques to encourage communication, interaction and laughter. We raise smiles all across Scotland, from Inverness down to the Borders.

We achieve our aim through two different arts-in-health programmes; the Clowndoctors programme, which works specifically with children, and the Elderflowers programme which focuses on work with elderly people with dementia.

We are the only organisation delivering work of this kind in Scotland.

Latest News


New Clowndoctors

We are delighted to have two new and fabulous Clowndoctors in Dr Maybee and Dr CousCous, who have both been out visiting children on the wards this week.  They have both been through a comprehensive training process which began by ... Read More
Clowndoctors
"Thank you so much for making Jean's day, she really loved it" - Stan 47
"For a moment everyone forgets they are in hospital." - Sunday Herald
"How you play with their imagination is brilliant." - Staff member
"You do a world of good." - Nurse
"You are just what we need." - Dad, in hospital with his son
"Thanks very much hen for bringing me to life." - Elderflowers participant
"It's so nice to see a reaction." - Student Nurse
"It definitely does him good. Brightens up the day." - Wife of Elderflowers participant