ICU Hear delivered by Music in Hospitals and Care brings trained musicians into the Intensive Care Units at St Mary’s, Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals. Offering a variety of music using different instruments, the visits offer a positive distraction away from the clinical environment.
"I enjoyed the music as this put a huge smile on my patient who celebrated his birthday on ICU a few days ago. Music brings a bit of normality and brightness to the unit. Definitely helped me feel a bit more positive today as the unit can feel overwhelming." - Staff member working on ICU
"was calming, (I’ve) never heard such instrument before and was beautiful." – patient
"it promotes a relating environment for a stressful unit and makes you filter your emotions." – Family member of a patient
"It made my day." - patient