Fresh Arts for our Inpatients

Dance for Dementia takes place on Elgar House Wards 1 & 2 Monday afternoons.   Three professional dancers offer an invitation to enjoy movement, dance, and music to enhance well-being. 

Dance for Dementia was Runner Up in the Patient Experience Network Awards 2023 in the Environment of Care Category. 

These are the resources we can provide for inpatients: 

Colouring Book & pens
Suitable for all: Yes
Dementia friendly: Yes
Learning Disability and Autism Friendly: Yes

Twiddle Muffs
Suitable for all: No
Dementia friendly: Yes
Learning Disability and Autism Friendly: Yes

Knitted teddy
Suitable for all: Yes
Dementia friendly: Yes
Learning Disability and Autism Friendly: Yes

Lap blankets
Suitable for all: Yes
Dementia friendly: Yes
Learning Disability and Autism Friendly: Yes

Cannula Sleeves
Suitable for all: Yes
Dementia friendly: Yes
Learning Disability and Autism Friendly: Yes

Stock of knitted items can vary as it is dependent on our team of Volunteer Knitters. 

To request items please contact us by emailing fresh.arts@nbt.nhs.uk 

Fresh Arts works together with national charity Live Music Now to bring high quality, paid, trained, and supported professional musicians into clinical spaces at Southmead and Cossham Hospitals. You can learn more about Live Music Now by visiting their website www.livemusicnow.org.uk

Visiting musician usually come to site on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. Once a month on a consecutive Tuesday and Wednesday artists visit Cossham Hospital performing on wards for dialysis patients, and for the whole hospital community in the League of Friends Café.

If you would like to request a visit or ask for an on-call artist to visit a specific patient, please contact us at fresh.arts@nbt.nhs.uk 

Fresh Arts has a YouTube Channel where you can find lots of engaging resources for patients, visit www.youtube.com/c/NBTFreshArts