Serenading
Serenading started in summer 2020, to support the wellbeing of patients and staff on the wards of Oxford’s Littlemore and Warneford hospitals, and for NHS staff at the John Radcliffe and other Oxford hospitals.
Serenading is one of our new projects working with communities during the COVID-19 lockdown, supported by a grant from Arts Council England.
Created in response to a notable decrease in mental health during the lockdown and working with new partners, Oxford Hospitals Trust and Oxfordshire Mental Health Trust, and Oxford City Council, we provide live performances of classical musical to increase levels of wellbeing for vulnerable people in isolation cared for by local mental health services, and also provide morale boosting music for NHS staff. Supporting mental health services is an urgent need.
OU Hospitals Trust in Oxford have specifically asked if we can provide a series of weekly concerts for NHS staff, remotely onto iPads or onto larger screens, in their common rooms, with a link so that staff who are not at work could access from home.
Trials started in Summer 2020 and are ongoing.
