As part of our young people’s music programme, funded by Youth Music and delivered in partnership with Rockinghorse Children’s Charity, we’re excited to offer one last apprenticeship place in 2024. Our successful applicant will work alongside the Wishing Well team at Chalkhill Hospital in mid-Sussex for 10 weeks. You’ll receive additional support and training before and … Read more
We’re wrapping up another busy year… 10 Years of Wishing Well This year we celebrated 10 whole years since starting the first ever Wishing Well music-making sessions with The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton! So much has happened over the last decade so we made a little something to give you an insight into … Read more
Creative Health Review Launch – Live Stream Wednesday 6th December 2023, 4-6pm, online Join the National Centre for Creative Health (NCCH) and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing for a live stream of the Launch of the Creative Health Review on 6th December 2023. Live Streamed from Science Gallery London, King’s College. Book now for … Read more
As part of our Youth Music funded programme in children and young people’s healthcare settings, we’re excited to offer places on our Apprenticeship Programme throughout 2024. Successful applicants will work alongside the Wishing Well team in one of our partner hospitals for 10 weeks, receiving additional support and training before and after their project. This … Read more
Today marks World Mental Health Day 2023. We are so proud that on this day we are releasing our first-ever podcast, ‘Escucha Me (Listen to Me)’, created and produced by the incredibly talented Wishing Well musician, Jack! Jack brings together voices of former and current participants from his time at Chalk Hill CAMHs Unit over … Read more
During the autumn term, I had the joy of taking part in the mentoring scheme with Bela at Forget Me Not, a dementia assessment unit, running community music workshops. This was an incredibly insightful experience for me. Working alongside Bela taught me so much about how to be a good community musician and the skills … Read more
We are looking for new Trustees to complement our existing board. What is a Trustee? Trustees have overall control of a charity and are responsible for making sure it’s doing what it was set up to do. They may be known as other titles such as directors; board members, committee members; governors. Whatever they are … Read more
Congratulations and big thanks to all 38 students who completed our ‘Music and the Future Doctor’ module this year! We provide an elective module and Brighton and Sussex Medical School, which includes essential learning for future doctors in using a hospital musicians’ approach to building trust and rapport with patients and families. This ultimately leads … Read more
I really enjoyed the rewarding nature of working as a musician in the hospital. Every session was new and I would come away feeling a sense of pride, hoping that I made any bit of difference to the children or parents that I’d seen that day. Music is such a powerful tool that can both … Read more
It’s been a beautifully busy year for our incredible Wishing Well musicians, who have been making music with families and their babies, young people, older people and people living with dementia. We are so grateful that this year we have been able to work face-to-face with our participants for the entire year. COVID is still … Read more