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BAPAM Offerings During COVID-19
BAPAM is continuing to offer clinical services during the outbreak by telephone and video consultation. We regret that for reasons of patient and staff safety, and in line with other health services, we are unable to offer face to face consultations....
Music Support Partners With Mental Health App Offering 1000 People Free Access
Music Support, a peer-led music industry charity is partnering with the only NHS approved mental health app called Thrive offering free downloads for 1,000 people via their website. This is recognition of the impact COVID-19 crisis will be having on vulnerable music...
Supporting those in isolation…
The Help Hub has been set up to support individuals who find themselves with limited contact due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus.
Online Survey on How COVID-19 is Impacting the Arts
On 1st April an online survey was launched by a research team based at the Royal College of Music and Imperial College London looking at the way COVID-19 is impacting the arts and cultural sectors. The study which is being coordinated by the HEartS research team is...
Mental Health Resources for COVID19
BAPAM GP Dr Tamara Karni Cohen has put together a list of resources on how to protect and look after yours and others’ mental health during this pandemic. These resources include apps and website from the UK as well as further afield. 1. From Australia,...
New BAPAM Clinic at Sage Gateshead
We are delighted to be working with Sage Gateshead who will host our new free Performing Arts Medicine clinic from Thursday 9 April as part of their programme supporting creative artists. Our GP, Dr Melanie Grundy, who also has a background in music and theatre arts,...
The Comics Standing up for Mental Health
Two comedians explain how their jobs affect their emotional well being – and how they hope to help their audiences.
Coronavirus Advice for Performing Arts Workers and Organisations
GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public NHS 111: https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19 Corona Advice for Musicians http://www.coronamusicians.info/ Support and advice for all musicians –...
Covid 19: BAPAM Services Update
As a result of coronavirus (Covid 19), BAPAM is currently delivering all clinical assessments by telephone. Please do contact us if you have a health problem relating to your performing art and we will schedule a telephone consultation with a BAPAM...
Daniel Radcliffe talks about coping with fame
The actor was 11 when he won the title role in the Potter film series and recently talked about his family helping him keep a sense of "perspective". Yet he said he could understand why other child actors have had substance...
Orchestra Musicians Required for Research
A PhD researcher based at Liverpool John Moores University and a 5th year physiotherapist student based in France are looking for participants to take part in a study about pain in musicians. The pair are specifically looking at pain beliefs in orchestra musicians....
Being brave and Thinking Laterally are Good for an Artist’s Longevity: Akbar’s story
Akbar is in his early 30s. He has worked as an actor in mainstream theatre and film, but is now developing a more diverse and fulfilling career in producing, teaching and mentoring alongside his acting – and, he hopes, in a small way, making a...
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