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<\/strong><\/p>\n UPDATED:<\/strong> 16th February 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n The Government\u2019s removal of all remaining Covid restrictions ended last year in February 2022. However, this does not mean that Covid-19 has gone away and there are still thousands of people with weakened immune systems who remain at a higher risk. There are also many other viruses that pose risks that our immune systems are also vulnerable to.<\/p>\n At Sunbeams, we deliver our services to many children and adults who remain vulnerable due to their profound disabilities and\/or terminal health conditions. Therefore, it remains important to consider those who have multiple, terminal and complex health needs and who may not be able to have vaccinations.<\/p>\n As a Health and Wellbeing Setting<\/strong>, it is essential that, Annie Mawson\u2019s Sunbeams Music Trust, (Sunbeams), continues to be vigilant to help protect those most vulnerable. Sunbeams returned to the delivery of Music for Life\u00ae and Music For Dignity\u00ae Music Therapy Projects in person at the Sunbeams Centre last year.\u00a0 There are also a number of Sunbeams Projects that remain online via Zoom as the platform of delivery.\u00a0 However, some Covid Procedures will remain in place at the Sunbeams Centre to ensure the health and safety of all staff, musicians, volunteers, visitors hiring the facilities, but most importantly, to help mitigate the risk of transmission to vulnerable beneficiaries who have returned to attending Sunbeams Community Music Therapy.<\/p>\n Moving forward\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Even if you are fully vaccinated with boosters, it is still possible to catch and spread Covid-19.\u00a0 We need to learn to live with Covid-19 going forward, as with other viruses, and manage the risk to ourselves and others. \u00a0We cannot predict the future but we can be mindful of the continued risks to some.\u00a0 \u00a0There are measures we can continue to take to ensure those more vulnerable and at greater risk of illness, can feel safe leaving their homes.\u00a0 We can help them with the actions we take and we can help to make them feel safer out in their communities.<\/p>\n At Sunbeams, we will continue to monitor Covid and update our risk assessments as and when required for all of our Sunbeams Projects taking place here at the Centre and in Outreach Venues.<\/p>\n In summary, we will continue to require all those that attend the Sunbeams Music Centre to:<\/p>\n Sunbeams is fortunate to have a bespoke Centre that benefits greatly from being a While no situation is risk free, all of us can play our part by understanding the situations [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UPDATED: 16th February 2023 The Government\u2019s removal of all remaining Covid restrictions ended last year in February 2022. However, this does not mean that Covid-19 has gone away and there are still thousands of people with weakened immune systems who remain at a higher risk. There are also many other viruses that pose risks that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" UPDATED:<\/strong> 10th May 2022<\/strong><\/p> In order to access the Sunbeams Music Centre, all staff, musicians, participants of Sunbeams Projects, volunteer's and all visitor's must undertake Covid checks upon entry, agree to follow procedures and agree to a Covid 19 Liability Waiver.<\/p> The Government\u2019s Plan B restrictions ended on 27th<\/sup> January 2022 and the removal of all remaining Covid restrictions ended back in February 2022. However, this does not mean that Covid-19 has gone away and there are still thousands of people with weakened immune systems who remain at a higher risk. \u00a0It is now very difficult to judge who might be carrying the virus.\u00a0 It is important to consider those that have multiple and complex health needs and who may not have been able to have the vaccination, especially younger children with profound disabilities and\/or terminal health conditions.<\/p> As a Health and Wellbeing Setting<\/strong>, it is essential that, Annie Mawson\u2019s Sunbeams Music Trust, (Sunbeams), continues to be vigilant to help protect those most vulnerable. Sunbeams has now returned to the delivery of Music for Life\u00ae and Music For Dignity\u00ae Music Therapy Projects in person at the Sunbeams Centre.\u00a0 (There are also Sunbeams Projects that will remain online via Zoom as the platform of delivery).\u00a0 However, strict guidelines will remain in place at the Sunbeams Centre to ensure the health and safety of all staff, musicians, volunteers, visitors hiring the facilities, but most importantly, to help mitigate the risk of transmission to vulnerable beneficiaries who want to return to attending Sunbeams Community Music Therapy.<\/p> Moving forward\u2026<\/strong><\/p> Even if you are fully vaccinated with a booster\/s, it is still possible to catch and spread Covid-19.\u00a0 We need to learn to live with Covid-19 going forward and manage the risk to ourselves and others. \u00a0We cannot predict the future but we can return to some level of normality and help those in need.\u00a0 \u00a0There are measures we can continue to take to ensure those more vulnerable and at greater risk of illness, can feel safe leaving their homes again.\u00a0 We can help them with the actions we take and we can help to make them feel safer out in their communities.<\/p> At Sunbeams, we will continue to monitor the Covid situation and carry out risk assessments for all of our Sunbeams Projects taking place here at the Centre and in Outreach Venues.<\/p> In summary, we will continue to require all those that attend the Sunbeams Music Centre to:<\/p> Sunbeams is fortunate to have a bespoke Centre that benefits greatly from being a \u2018Breathable Building\u2019.<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>A\u00a0breathable building is designed to be healthy for its occupants because it is:<\/p> While no situation is risk free, all of us can play our part by understanding the situations where risks of COVID-19 infection and transmission are likely to be higher, and taking action to reduce these risks to protect ourselves and others around us.<\/p> In providing reassurance of our safety measures, we conduct Risk Assessments for the delivery of Sunbeams Community Music Therapy Services in the Centre.\u00a0 For a copy of our full Covid-19 Procedures, Guidelines and Control Measures, please contact Sunbeams on 01768 892909 and speak to our Founder & CEO Annie or Email: annie@sunbeamsmusic.org<\/strong><\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunbeamsmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3690"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunbeamsmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunbeamsmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunbeamsmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunbeamsmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3690"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/sunbeamsmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4393,"href":"https:\/\/sunbeamsmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3690\/revisions\/4393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunbeamsmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunbeamsmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunbeamsmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
\u2018Breathable Building\u2019. A breathable building is designed to be healthy for its occupants
because it is:<\/p>\n\n
where risks of COVID-19 infection and transmission are likely to be higher, and taking action
to reduce these risks to protect ourselves and others around us.
In providing reassurance of our safety measures, we conduct Risk Assessments for the
delivery of Sunbeams Community Music Therapy Services in the Centre. For a copy of our
full Covid-19 Procedures, Guidelines and Control Measures, please contact Sunbeams on 01768 892909.<\/p>\nReturn to Sunbeams Community Music Projects with the confidence that your health and Safety is our first priority.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h4>