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A nurse who created a wellbeing programme involving singing to sick children has won an award for her work.

Sally Spencer, a leukaemia advanced nurse practitioner, has won the Sky Arts Hero Award.

Alongside Birmingham-based choir Ex Cathedra, Ms Spencer performs songs to distract and soothe the patients at Birmingham Children's Hospital.

Ms Spencer, who has worked at the hospital for 25 years, said singing had "enormous benefits" for the children.

Ms Spencer told BBC Radio WM she came up with the idea of Singing Medicine in 2002.

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The Sky Arts Hero Award recognises unsung heroes who use the arts to help their local communities and has only one winner.

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