BIRMINGHAM
Upcoming Clinic Date - 27th of January
Our performing arts medicine clinic in Birmingham has slots available on the 27th of January 2026.
If you are a performing arts professional, teacher or student with an injury or illness impacting your ability to work or study, call us now to book in.
This clinic is kindly hosted by BIMM at the Performers College in Digbeth.
GET IN TOUCH TO BOOK IN
[email protected]
020 8167 4775
The Helpline is open 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday.
BAPAM's free performing arts medicine clinics in Leicester is open at PPL PRS.
The free clinic, kindly hosted at PPL PRS, is for performing arts professionals, teachers and students who have an injury or illness that is impacting their ability to work or study.
BAPAM is the UK medical charity for the performing arts. Our free services support people at all stages of a performing arts career, including students. We bring qualified, registered health experts together with performers, artists and industry professionals to build sustainable, healthy creative careers.
Our next Leicester clinic dates with GP Dr Diana Newson are:
23rd Jan 10-1pm
20th Feb 10-1pm
20th March 10-1pm
To book an appointment please call the BAPAM Helpline on 020 8167 4775 or email us at [email protected].
BAPAM is a specialist medical charity that provides expert health support for creative practitioners and all those who work in the performing arts.
While a creative career can be immensely rewarding, it also brings specific challenges, and research shows that ❗75%❗ of those working in the performing arts will face a career-impacting physical or psychological health problem at some point.
BAPAM supports performing arts professionals through:
⚕Free clinics across the UK
👩🏿💻Free online training led by experts to help prevent health problems and sustain creative careers
📚Health advice and information resources
📱The BAPAM Directory - a directory of qualified professionals, with skills tailored to the specific health needs of performing arts workers
✏CPD for healthcare practitioners in the performing arts
You can find out more on our website - bapam.org.uk #performingartsmedicine
Our next round of webinars for Creative Health Practitioners kicks off on 4th of June.
This series will support performing arts professionals working in the creative healthcare sector with their wellbeing. The series encompasses the challenges creative practitioners can face including:
🔹Understanding the importance of risk assessments and how to carry them out
🔹Dealing with challenging situations
🔹Establishing boundaries and navigating relationships
🔹Individual support needs
You can sign up for one or all of these sessions, brought to you for free thanks to the support of The Brit Trust.
Link in bio for more information and to book your spot.
#creativehealth #creativehealthuk #practioner #creativepractitioner #thebrittrust #bapam
Our next Performing Arts Medicine CPD will be on Temporomandibular Joint Disorder with Cathy Gordon and Dr Stephen Davies on Wednesday 27th May from 7pm - 9pm.
Tickets via the link in bio.
Performance anxiety affects musicians at every level - but it doesn’t have to control your performance. ✨
Join performance coach Berenice Beverley Zammit (@performance_guru_ ) for a practical session on managing pressure, building confidence, and performing at your best.
📅 Wednesday 24 June 2026
⏰ 10:30–11:45
🎟 Free to attend
Sign up via the ‘What’s On’ section of our website - link in bio.
#PerformanceAnxiety #StageFright #Musicians #MentalHealth #PerformancePsychology
Managing Stress and Burnout in the Music Industry
A free online session for MU members based in Scotland and Northern Ireland with Dramatherapist Heather Turkington.
Tuesday 19th May at 12:00pm, online.
To book a place, please email [email protected].
2025 was the busiest year in our history.
In the words of CEO Claire Cordeaux:
"This report underscores the importance of system‑wide approaches to health in music, dance and acting — not just treatment when something goes wrong, but prevention, education and sustainable working practices.
It also clearly shows how valued BAPAM is by those we support, especially the free clinical consultations at the core of our work. It is vital that as a sector, we listen to the individuals the UK’s world-leading creative industries depend on, to ensure that vital health services are person-centred, equitable and effective.”
Key findings include:
🔹BAPAM delivered nearly 2,800 free specialist clinical consultations in 2025.
🔹Patients most commonly presented with musculoskeletal injuries (41%), mental health concerns (27%) and voice-related conditions (20%).
🔹More than 3,400 clinical episodes were delivered in 2025, making it BAPAM’s busiest year on record.
🔹Since 2021, BAPAM has delivered more than 20,000 psychotherapy sessions.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to BAPAM's work over the period and a special thank you to Re:View for their work on the report.
The BAPAM Impact Report 2023 - 2025 is now available to download and read via the link in our bio.
#performingartsmedicine #bapam #performingartsuk
NEWSFLASH 🚨
Touring is difficult for most people whatever your physical or mental health status.
There is no “one size fits all” nutrition plan for life on the road.
As a Consultant Dietitian, I create bespoke nutrition and wellbeing strategies for individuals and teams based on:
💚 unique biochemistry 💚 metabolic health 💚 medications 💚 mental health & neurodiversity 💚 sleep, stress & tour schedules
This is why nutrition for touring success is complex to prescribe and why everything I share is evidence-based and not hearsay.
PART 1: WHY NUTRITION MATTERS ON TOUR 🍲
Inspired by Therapist Tiffany Hudson @therapyontour ’s post discussing the non-negotiables of touring.
(Full Substack article - link in bio 🔗)
Touring places huge stress on the body and brain: ⚡ long hours 🧳 travel 😴 poor sleep 🎤 performance pressure
Good nutrition supports: 💚 mental health 💚 stable energy 💚 gut health 💚 recovery & resilience
The difference between surviving and thriving on tour often comes down to: 🍲 nourishment 😴 recovery 🧠 proactive wellbeing strategies 💚 human connection
What’s your experience of food while touring or travelling? 🧳 I would love to know what helps you.
#MoodFoodMonday
#MusicIndustry #TouringLife #mentalhealthawarenessweek
Do you have an injury or illness impacting your ability to work or study?
BAPAM have clinics across the UK providing FREE assessments and advice for performing arts professionals and students who have an injury or illness that is impacting their ability to work or study.
Our face to face clinic in Leicester has places available on the 16th of May.
Call our helpline team on 020 8167 4775 or email [email protected] to book in to this or any of our other UK clinics.
FISH 🐟 Tour fuel that actually works 🎧🐟⚡
I have just returned from @LisbonDanceSummit 🇵🇹 and honestly… the fish game is strong, fresh sardines everywhere and a full-on tinned fish revival (yes, fish tasting boards are a thing… and they’re elite).
Here’s why fish earns its spot on tour:
🧠 Brain + mood = omega-3 powered
SMASH fish (Salmon, Mackerel, Anchovies, Sardines, Herring) support:
→ focus + performance
→ mood - Omega 3 Fats working with the gut biome to produce all the essential neurotransmitters
→ no cooking, no drama
→ travels well between gigs, flights, and festivals, exactly what you need on the road.
⚡ Easy, digestible, no-fuss fuel
Tinned fish = underrated hero:
→ quick protein
→ gentle on the gut
→ no cooking
→ travels anywhere
Meal solution - Bread, tomatoes, olive oil + a tin of fish = great meal.
🌍 Better choices matter
Look for the MSC certified sustainable seafood label ()
🌱 Vegan? Still covered, take the
Algae-based omega-3 = same key fats, plant-based.
💥 Bottom line:
Fresh sardines or a tin backstage gives you omega-3s support your brain, body & gut. Try them and let me know how you get on your brain, gut and body will thank you 💚
👉 More fishy thoughts on my @eatsleepraverelax Substack (link in bio)
#TourNutrition #BrainHealth #Omega3 #ElectronicMusic #performancenutrition 🎶
On 27th May, our partners at @ukbapam and @rsmgb are hosting a free webinar exploring self-esteem, self-doubt, and imposter syndrome in musicians.
Led by counsellor and psychotherapist Lauran Duenster, this session looks at how these patterns develop (often from years of feedback and pressure), how to recognise them, and, crucially, how to challenge them and build healthier confidence.
🗓 27 May
⏰ 10:30–11:45am (BST)
💻 Online & free
The webinar is part of their Healthy Practice Series - a regular programme of webinars and events focused on musicians’ health, wellbeing and professional resilience 💪 💛
