1. THROWING A SPOTLIGHT ON DEMENTIA WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL JUNE 6 TH 2013 David Walters, M.D. Music Research Institute, Honorary Knowledge Exchange Fellow, University of Winchester

2. ARTS AND HEALTH EVIDENCE IN THE MAKING PROFESSOR STEPHEN CLIFT Arts & Health: An international journal for research, policy and practice Journal of Applied Arts and Health Public Engagement Foundation CASE project UK Arts and Health Research Network ESRC 3 year seminar programme – first seminar March 2013 SEMPRE ‘Setting the Tempo’ conference, April 2013 International Conference ‘Culture, Health and Wellbeing’ Bristol, June 2013

3. COSTS OF DEMENTIA

4. PREVALENCE OF DEMENTIA

5. SINGING FOR WELLBEING - COSTS SfWB - Income and expenditure as at 1/6/2013 ItemIncomeExpenditureNotes Grant from Music Research Trust£2,500.00 Income from Clients Oct - April£496.00 £4 per client Income from Clients May - July (est.)£250.00 Venue costs (Discovery Centre)£300.00 Instruments/Printing£270.72 Includes stock of fliers Teas and coffees etc Oct - Apr£132.00 Teas and Coffees etc May - July (est.)£150.00 Leader Fees£2,400.00 paid by MRI to UofW £3,246.00£3,252.72 Singing for Wellbeing – Winchester 1 st Year Costs – 40 sessions

6. SINGING FOR WELLBEING - COST ANALYSIS Total No. of sessions40 Session Length90 mins. Total No. of Clients/Carers582 Average clients per week14/15 Total Client Hours 873 Total Costfor 40 sessions£3252 Cost per hour/client£3.73

7. CORE SCORES OVER THREE TERMS PROFESSOR STEPHEN CLIFT – SINGING FOR THE BRAIN

8. BENEFITS AND WELLBEING Rhythm, repetition, movement, making music, all contribute to creating a familiar and safe space to remember.... and for carers who may have lost a relationship with a loved one, a song can be a precious moment of connection and communication, providing some relief from the isolation and separation caused by memory loss.