GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public 

NHS 111: https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19 

Corona Advice for Musicians http://www.coronamusicians.info/
Support and advice for all musicians – collaboration between Help Musicians, the Incorporated Society of Musicians, The Ivors Academy, the Music Managers Forum, the Music Producers Guild,
the Musicians’ Union, and UK Music, who are grateful for the support of many others in the music industry.

Musicians’ Union: https://www.musiciansunion.org.uk/coronavirus 

Help Musicians: https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/news/latest-news/advice-relating-to-coronavirus-covid-19 

Music Support online 12 step support group: https://www.musicsupport.org/online-12-step-support-group

Music Support Thrive offer – NHS approved mental health support app, free download: https://www.musicsupport.org/thrive-app

Equity: https://www.equity.org.uk/coronavirus-advice 

ArtsMinds – stress and anxiety resources: https://www.artsminds.co.uk/worrying/covid19-coronavirus/

Royal Society of Musicians – telephone support network https://www.musiciansunion.org.uk/Home/News/2020/Apr/Telephone-Support-Network-For-Musicians

Music Industry Therapists and Coaches – Guide To Anxiety Relief & Self Isolation http://musicindustrytherapists.com/anxietyrelief_selfisolation/

BECTU: https://bectu.org.uk/article/covid-19-advice-for-freelancers-working-in-film-and-tv/ 

ABBT – Resources, Training, Events and more during COVID-19: https://www.abtt.org.uk/resources-training-events-and-more-during-covid-19/

UK Music: https://www.ukmusic.org/help-and-advice/uk-music-statement-on-coronavirus-and-the-music-industry/ 

One Dance UK: https://www.onedanceuk.org/advocacy-alert/# 

Music Managers Forum: https://themmf.net/2020/03/10/coronavirus-updated-information/ 

MIND: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus-and-your-wellbeing/ 

Anxiety UK: https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/blog/health-and-other-forms-of-anxiety-and-coronavirus/ 

Arts Council England: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19 

Arts Council Wales: https://arts.wales/news-jobs-opportunities/arts-council-wales-responding-coronavirus-covid-19 

Creative Scotland: https://www.creativescotland.com/what-we-do/latest-news/archive/2020/02/coronavirus-advice 

Arts Council Northern Ireland: http://artscouncil-ni.org/news/coronavirus-covid-19-advice 

Arts Council of Ireland: http://www.artscouncil.ie/news/ 

Bandcamp – Support Artists During the Covid-19 Pandemic: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-covid-19-fundraiser

Covid 19 and Freelance Artists (international resources including UK)https://covid19freelanceartistresource.wordpress.com/

Ghostly – Creative Work: A Self Sufficiency Primer’s Guide https://ghostly.com/blog/resources

Financial Support 

Musicians’ Union Coronavirus Hardship Fund: https://www.musiciansunion.org.uk/HardshipFund 

Help Musicians UK Coronavirus Financial Hardship Fund: https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/news/latest-news/help-musicians-launches-5m-coronavirus-financial-hardship-fu

PRS for Music Emergency Relief Fund: https://www.prsformusic.com/press/2020/prs-for-music-launches-membership–emergency-relief-fund

BAPAM Sources of Financial and Practical Support Information Sheet: https://www.bapam.org.uk/documents/FinancialandPracticalSupport_BAPAMInformationSheet.pdf 

Updated: 28 April 2020 

Information collated by:  

British Association for Performing Arts Medicine
www.bapam.org.uk  
info@bapam.org.uk
020 7404 8444 

As a result of coronavirus (Covid 19), BAPAM is currently delivering all clinical assessments by telephone or online. Please do contact us if you have a health problem relating to your performing art and we will schedule a telephone consultation with a BAPAM clinician.

If you have an appointment booked in the next few weeks we will contact you with details. All of our training events have been moved online and are now free.

For Covid 19 updates check https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public. If you think you have symptoms, use https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19.