British Association for PERFORMING Arts Medicine
Performing Arts Medicine Web Links
All important links for support or information
Main Founder
Help Musicians
Our key funder and a crucial resource for professional and student musicians is Help Musicians UK. Since 1921, they have helped thousands of musicians establish themselves in the music business, get through a serious crisis, cope with long term difficulties and enjoy retirement. As well as providing advice and guidance, they give financial and emotional support. For many, they are a lifeline
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Unions, Professional Bodies and Useful Resources
Musicians’ Union:
musiciansunion.org.uk
Equity:
equity.org.uk
One Dance UK:
onedanceuk.org
The Association of British Orchestras:
abo.org.uk
Royal Society of Musicians:
royalsocietyofmusicians.co.uk
Incorporated Society of Musicians:
ism.org
PRS For Music:
prsformusic.com
PPL:
ppluk.com
Health Information and Support
Patient.info: Patient information and support: patient.info
ArtsMinds: Mental health resources hub from Equity, The Stage, Spotlight and BAPAM: artsminds.co.uk
Music Support: helps individuals in any area of the UK music industry suffering from mental, emotional and behavioural health disorders (including but not limited to alcohol and drug addiction): musicsupport.org
Mental health support Helplines for performance professionals include Music Minds Matter and the Theatre Helpline. Both services provide telephone support from trained advisors and may refer to online, telephone or face to face counselling for eligible clients.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE): hse.gov.uk (follow the links to the Workplace Health pages). The Sound Advice website contains information about the control of Noise at Work legislation at: soundadvice.info
Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID): actiononhearingloss.org.uk
Musicians Hearing Services: musicianshearingservices.co.uk
In partnership with Help Musicians UK and the Musicians’ Union, Musicians Hearing Services provide the Musicians’ Hearing Health Scheme – giving all professional musicians in the UK affordable access to specialist hearing assessments and protection.
British Tinnitus Association. If you are suffering from tinnitus please contact the BTA. They have a very useful website, tinnitus.org.uk and a free advice line 0800 018 0527.
British Voice Association: A unique network of support and provision for performers and professional voice users. Publish useful free voice care fact sheets: britishvoiceassociation.org.uk.
Arthritis Care: arthritiscare.org.uk
Drugscope: drugscope.org.uk
Alcohol Concern: alcoholconcern.org.uk and follow the links through to ‘How’s your drink?’
The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT):
alexandertechnique.co.uk list teachers and publish information on the potential benefits of the technique for performers, actors, instrumentalists and singers. You can also search the BAPAM Directory for performance-specialist Alexander Technique teachers.
Sources of Financial and Practical Support
A range of organisations provide support, including financial help, to people working and studying in the performing arts.
To learn more, please read or download our Information Sheet:
Financial and practical support.
External links policy
These links are provided to offer visitors to our site further relevant information, which they may wish to explore. BAPAM is not responsible for the content of external websites. The external links on the site are reviewed periodically. If you think there is a problem with a link, please let us know. If you wish to submit a link for consideration, please email BAPAM with the subject External Links.
Research Relating to Performing Arts Medicine
Research archive on the BAPAM News Blog:
bapam.org.uk/news/category/research/
UCL Performing Arts Medicine MSc:
ucl.ac.uk/surgery/graduate-taught-study/performing-arts-medicine-msc
Centre for Performance Science at the Royal College of Music in London:
rcm.ac.uk/cps
Musical Impact:
rcm.ac.uk/research/projects/musicalimpact
Musical Impact is led by Conservatoires UK – the organisation which represents nine major UK conservatoires – and involves scientists from Cardiff University and Cardiff Metropolitan University. Crucially, these centres of learning work with professional musicians and their employers – via the Musicians’ Union and the Association of British Orchestras – as well as health practitioners and researchers linked to BAPAM and the International Health Humanities Network.
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London Office and Clinic
British Association for Performing Arts Medicine
7-9 Breams Buildings, London, EC4A 1DT
info@bapam.org.uk
Phone
020 7404 8444