The overall objective of the ‘Raising Spirits’ project is to promote and develop an enabling and facilitating environment for creative and artistic volunteering within health care settings, aimed at improved patient recovery and community wellbeing.
This project will increase and broaden the general scope for volunteering in health care in Malta. Apart from laying the ground for new volunteering services within the health ambit by persons who are artists, performers, musicians, event organizers etc, the ‘Raising Spirits’ project will in turn encourage hospital employer-supported volunteering by health professionals and hospital staff in organising or participating in creative and artistic activities for patients and visitors.
From research done abroad, creative and artistic volunteering within a health care environment helps to improve physical and psychological well-being, reduces levels of pain, anxiety and depression, promotes a better environment in health care settings for patients, family members and staff, improves communication skills and reduces feelings of isolation, promotes better clinical outcomes by shortening treatment and recovery time.
Raising Spirits is a Flagship Project that was launched and funded by the European Union, within the framework of the European Year of Volunteering 2011.
PLAN – TUESDAY 13 DECEMBER – MATER DEI HOSPITAL
Parking
Permission to park in the Consultants area, next to the Outpatients car park, coming in from the University entrance. I will need to forward your names and car registration numbers by Monday at noon.
Meeting Point
Main reception area at 9.45am.
The Voices choir will sing for 15 minutes each time in the main reception, M2 and Orthopedic wards. Wards M1 and M2 can also be included if you feel up to it. Please wear your VOICES 2010 tee shirts.
PROGRAMME
Morning Program
10.00am: The Pantomime Dames – Paediatric wards
10.00am: Voices Foundation – Main Foyer, M2, Orthopedic 1 & 2 (M1 & M3)
11.00am: 2 Poetry readers – Renal Unit, Surgical Wards (S3 & S4)
11.00am: Classical duo – Surgical Wards (S3 & S4), Renal Unit
Afternoon Program
4.00pm: Duo a cappella – Rosanne and Bernard Busuttil – Surgical Wards (S1 & S2), renal and possibly O3
4.00pm: Two violins – Main Foyer, M2, Orthopedic 1 & 2 (M1 & M3)
5.00pm: Poetry Reading – Simone Inguanez – Renal unit, Surgical Wards (S1& S2)
6.15pm: MSSP Choir – Mater Dei Chapel
The above will take place in various wards around the hospital including the Main Foyer, Renal Unit, Surgical Wards and Orthopaedic Wards (foyers) and Paediatric Wards
Join us to raise the spirits of patients and their relatives in the hospital!
A flier for the event can be downloaded from here.
Raising Spirits Project Partners
