Our ReConnect programme, which has been running since 2013, aims to improve patients’ and carers’ sense of wellbeing and quality of life, bringing people together through music to connect, communicate and enjoy spending time together. The programme provides a series of weekly music sessions in which dementia patients, together with visiting family members and care staff, are invited and supported to sing, play instruments, improvise and listen.

We run ReConnect in partnership with NHS Lothian, working in a range of clinical settings, including dementia assessment wards and in hospital based complex clinical care (HBCCC) facilities. We also work with Caring in Craigmillar, which provides care services for older people in the Edinburgh area to offer regular ReConnect sessions as part of the day services offered.