Gaming and Technology Fund

March 11, 2026

When you're twelve and you've been in hospital for a month, your friends' gaming sessions don't wait for you...The group chat keeps going. Your teammates find someone else to fill your spot. You're lying in a bed that isn't yours, and the world is moving on without you. RockinR Gaming Carts put that connection back in the room.

They're purpose-built for hospitals - mobile and height-adjustable, so they reach children wherever they are: in bed, lying flat, in a wheelchair. They're easily cleaned for infection control, so children with compromised immune systems can use them safely. Games come pre-loaded, so there's no risk of discs going missing on a busy ward. And they connect online, so a child in a hospital bed can sit down to a multiplayer game with a friend who's ten miles away on their sofa.

"The Xbox cart really helps me when I'm staying in hospital for a long time. It's a brilliant distraction and means I don't feel as bored when I'm feeling lonely, poorly or worried."

- Young patient

For a while, they're just playing. That matters more than it sounds.

Here's something that stopped us: across the UK right now, there are around 90 RockinR gaming carts sitting in hospital corridors and storage cupboards. Not in use. Out of action because they need repairs or maintenance. Ninety carts. Ninety children at a time who could be gaming but aren't.

We've set ourselves the challenge of getting every single one back on the road.

There are 27 dedicated children's hospitals and 50 children's hospices across the UK. Our goal is for every site to have at least two fully equipped RockinR Gaming Units - working, on the wards, where the children are. One cart costs around £3,400. Your support could fund the next one, or get an existing cart fixed and back in the hands of a child who's been waiting long enough.