rbhArts

rb&hArts is delivered through Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity with 3.4 (FTE) staff members. It is charitably funded to bring the benefits of the arts to support in and outpatients and the local communities surrounding each hospital. We aim to increase levels of wellbeing, enhance the patient experience and improve the healthcare estate through the arts. It first began in 2002 and now, in a typical year runs 250 workshops with over 5,000 people taking part. The core creative programme includes:

• Vocal Beats, a creative music-making project for inpatients (0 to 25 years old) offering bedside singing, lyric writing, composition, beatboxing and music tech
• three weekly Singing for Breathing workshops for older adults living with Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• two musicians in residence playing for adults providing six hours of live music per week
• temporary contemporary exhibitions and art collection displays across the Trust
• Crafternoons, which offer participatory arts and crafts workshops eight hours per month.