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Digital Accessibility Tips

We are started to collate some tips, recommendations and resources on how we can all be more digitally accessible

Szymon

We would like to introduce you to Szymon who has shared his story.

Read his story

Our journey with Digital Accessibility

Over the last few years, we have been making a conscious effort to improve the accessibility of our website, emails and social media platforms

Waddesdon Manor and Rothschild Foundation Charity of the Year

We are delighted to have been chosen as the 2023 organisation!

Richard

We’d like to introduce you to one of our patients - Richard*- who has Down’s Syndrome and experienced early developmental trauma.

We've moved!

We have a new registered address

Music Speaks For Itself

The Power of Non-Verbal Communication in Music Therapy to Support Children's Mental Health

Harry

Our Music Therapist, Fliss began sessions with 5 year old Harry last September.

Read their story

Music for Mental Health: A Children and Young People’s Crisis Appeal

Chiltern Music Therapy is proud to announce the launch of our new fundraising appeal, Music for Mental Health: A Children and Young People’s Crisis Appeal.

Find out more

World Music Therapy Week 2023

Find out how we are celebrating World Music Therapy Week and how you can get involved!

The Chiltern Music Therapy Impact Report 2021/2022

We are excited to share our annual impact report, covering the period from August 2021 to July 2022.

Co-Educational Special School in South London Service Report

Read on for more information about the work our Music Therapist Laura has carried out at a co-educational special school in South London this year.

Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)® pilot at Moor Green Outpatient Rehabilitation Unit

Our Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)® pilot service on Moor Green Outpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Moseley Hall Hospital ran for three 10-week treatment cycles from 2023-2024.

Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)® service at Trafford Intermediate Neuro Rehab Unit (INRU)

Review the highlights from a 12 week extension Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)® service at Trafford Intermediate Neuro Rehab Unit (INRU) in Spring 2024.

Secondary School Service in Leicestershire

Find out more about the work our Music Therapist Sabina has carried out at a mainstream secondary school in Leicestershire over the past two and half years.

Monday Morning Music - Oxford Community Services

Learn more about the inspiring success of the Monday Morning Music Group, a music therapy initiative by Chiltern Music Therapy at Oxford Community Support Services day centre, designed to support adults with varied needs through personalised musical engagement.

Neurologic Music Therapy Service at Royal Bucks Hospital

Find out about the impact of our 2 year Neurologic Music Therapy™ (NMT) service on the neurorehab unit at The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital.

Our 2021-22 Impact Report

We are delighted to share our 2021-22 Impact Report

'Sing To Beat Parkinson’s' Neurologic Music Therapy Group

In 2022 we ran a very successful singing group for people with Parkinson’s disease in Bath, kindly funded by Sing To Beat Parkinson’s, using Neurologic Music Therapy techniques.

Music Therapy at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Chiltern ran a successful Music Therapy Service in the paediatric wards and neonatal units at St Mary’s Hospital and Queen Charlotte and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare London, generously jointly funded by the Hummingbird Charitable Trust and Imperial Health Charity.

Using Music Tech in Neurologic Music Therapy

We used the MindHarp app in our neurologic music therapy sessions at Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital in Aylesbury and the results were very positive.

Digital Aphasia Music Group

Our digital aphasia music groups launched in November 2020 in partnership with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and funded by Biffa. The groups aimed to enable stroke survivors and patients with communication difficulties to continue meeting other people in their community and attend a weekly social event during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (RNRU) at Homerton University Hospital

From March 2021 - April 2022, this Neurologic Music Therapy pilot service ran at the Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (RNRU) at Homerton University Hospital. The pilot project was co-funded by Irwin Mitchell and Chiltern Music Therapy.