Music therapy may ease distress for dementia patients in hospital wards
Medical Xpress / Anglia Ruskin University / Frontiers in Psychiatry | July 16, 2025 | Naomi Thompson et al

A new treatment that uses music therapy on dementia wards could improve care and support for some of the NHS’s most vulnerable patients.

OK.

Importantly, the intervention—which has been co-designed by clinicians, researchers, and people with lived experience—

— Because there are those other kind of people —

cost just £2,025 per month for the therapist and £400 initial outlay for equipment, suggesting a low-cost, scalable model.

What?

How much does a cassette player cost these days?