We are excited to be working with Swansea Bay University Health Board to deliver the new ‘Musical Hospitals’ project funded by the Arts Council of Wales. This follows a successful pilot last year, in which we shared live music for wellbeing in dementia and mental health wards across the health board’s hospitals.
This year Neath Port Talbot Hospital will transform into a music hub, with Music in Hospitals & Care musicians visiting the neuro-rehabilitation ward weekly. Other partners on the project bringing music into the hospital include the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Welsh National Opera, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and Live Music Now.
There is increasing information on the positive impacts of live music. This project looks to evaluate the wider benefits to the health board and hospital settings, asking the question: How do happier wards and visitors free up staff, help patients recover and save us resources?
We look forward to sharing more as the live music gets underway from April.
Student Volunteering Week: Molly
It’s Student Volunteering Week, and we’re celebrating the important role student volunteers play in helping us share the joy of live music with communities across the UK.
Children’s Mental Health Week: Reuben’s Retreat
We’ve been sharing the joy of live music with children, their families and staff at Reuben’s Retreat in Glossop. The sessions are designed to soothe and support children with life limiting illnesses and offer an opportunity for families to connect with others who understand their experience.
Special live music for Burns Night
Burns Night celebrates the poems and songs of Scotland’s national bard Robert Burns and his lasting legacy. Our musician John Davidson is sharing two special live music experiences at Woodend Hospital in Aberdeen to commemorate the day.