Expert Health Support for the Performing Arts

We are the medical charity for the performing arts

BAPAM (the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine), founded in 1984, is the medical charity for the performing arts, led by doctors with expertise in creative sector health.

While a creative career can be immensely rewarding, it also brings specific challenges. Research shows that 75% of those working in the performing arts will face a career-impacting physical or psychological health problem at some point.

Funded by the industry, and in partnership with key organisations, we provide vital support to aid recovery from illness or injury and create a healthier and more sustainable environment for performing arts professionals across the UK.

BAPAM works across the creative and medical sectors. We are the leading provider of clinical services to the UK’s entire performing arts community, supporting everyone in the industry, from musicians and singers to dancers, actors, and circus performers, as well as those who work behind the scenes.

If you make a proportion of your living from, or study in the performing arts, we can help you. We advise workers and students including musicians, actors, dancers, singers, technicians, producers, DJs, stage managers and a wide range of creative practitioners.

BAPAM clinicians know what it takes to develop and sustain a creative career and are experts at helping you identify and solve health problems.

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