๐ง Creative health helps to support mental health, build resilience & ease pressure on NHS health services. From art & singing to gardening & community projects like Synergi-Leeds, the impact is clear.
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Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay weโre highlighting how creative health supports womenโs perinatal mental health โ from songwriting with NHS teams to group singing for postnatal depression.
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๐ท St Georgeโs Health & Wellbeing Hub. Credit: Mae London.
๐ Considering a career in creative health? Our blog highlights higher education courses across England.
Weโre pleased to add the University of Bedfordshireโs new MA in Creative Health to the list.
Explore courses here: ncch.org.uk/blog/creativ...
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Benjamin Hartleyโs PhD (p.25 in the Creative Health Research Round-Up 2025) explores how co-curating art can support connection in #cancercare.
PhD: eprints.soton.ac.uk/498453/
Report: ncch.org.uk/uploads/NCCH...
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๐ป Join the Orchestras in Healthcare Group on 31 March 2026 at Royal Derby Hospital from 10:15 am to 5 pm for a day exploring excellence in orchestral practice in health & care.
๐ถ Bringing together music, healthcare & creative health practitioners.
๐๏ธ Register:
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Sarah Scaife, PhD researcher at University of Exeter & University of Bristol, has had her article from the Journal of Medical Humanities included in the new National Centre for Creative Health's Creative Health Research Round-Up 2025.
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Check out our latest Q&A with Dr Justin-Varney Bennett, Creative Health Lead at the DHSC.
He reflects on what creative health means to him, why now is the right time for national leadership, how it fits with NHS & social care priorities.
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Our monthly Health & Care Newsletter is out ๐ง
Inside you'll find an interview with the latest Creative Health Lead within the Department of Health and Social Care, new evidence on creative health impact from pharmacy practice and more and upcoming events!
Read it here ๐ mailchi.mp/bd5877c83cd0...
๐ฐ Our Health & Care Newsletter is out this week! Designed for professionals working across health, care and the creative sectors, it brings together the latest evidence and opportunities in creative health.
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Missed our Pharmacy SIG launch webinar on creative approaches to pharmacy practice?
Watch the recording & hear examples from leaders in practice, education & research ๐
youtu.be/blZiFfB1M-c
Find out more about the SIG:
ncch.org.uk/pharmacy-spe...
๐ฅ๐จ Research in the Creative Health Research Round-Up report shows group art therapy can help to reduce staff burnout.
See p.41 for findings from a randomised controlled trial across four NHS hospitals ๐ ncch.org.uk/uploads/NCCH_RSPH-Creative-Health-Research-Round-Up-2025.pdf
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โฐ On Tomorrow! Join the Pharmacy SIG Webinar on Creative Approaches to Pharmacy Practice.
SIG Chair Ranjita Dhital will be joined by speakers leading creative practice and strategic leadership in pharmacy & more!
๐๏ธ Friday 20 Feb
๐ 12โ1pm
๐ Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3d5fd9...
๐ญ How do we better support health & wellbeing in the creative industries?
On 26 Feb (1pm GMT), join the Council for Work and Health & OHID for a free virtual event exploring work, health and creativity, from theatre to museums & design.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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๐ Welcome Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey OBE as a Patron of NCCH. As a Crossbench member of the House of Lords, cultural leader and former Commissioner for the Creative Health Review (2024), Baroness Young joins NCCH as a Patron in February 2026.
๐ท ยฉ Jenny Smith
๐ ncch.org.uk/ncch-patrons
Join the Pharmacy SIG Webinar on Creative approaches to pharmacy practice! SIG Chair Ranjita Dhital will be joined in conversation with others leading on Pharmacy creative practice, strategic leadership & more!
๐๏ธ Friday 20th February, ๐๏ธ 12 - 1pm
๐ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3d5fd9...
๐ฌ Our February NCCH General Newsletter is out!
This month, we are showcasing
โข The Creative Health Research Round-up Report 2025 with @rsph.bsky.social
โข Blogs & resources on ๐ณ๏ธโ๐LGBT+ communities & creative health
โข Webinar for the Pharmacy SIG๐๏ธ & more!
Read here: mailchi.mp/ncch/februar...
๐ป Creative health can be a cost-effective way to support NHS staff wellbeing.
See how Dr Jane Stevens embedded creative health at Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust โฌ๏ธ
ncch.org.uk/resources/im...
#CreativeHealth #StaffWellbeing
๐จ Britainโs ketamine crisis is growing. New research from Blackpool shows why creative, community-based approaches should be part of the response, supporting prevention, and recovery.
Read more โคต๏ธ
ncch.org.uk/blog/britain...
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๐ How can creative health ๐จ๐ต๐ค๐ญ๐๐งถ become part of everyday healthcare?
NCCH & @mobcommassets.bsky.social's report looks at the case of Gloucestershire with positive lessons on leadership, partnership, testing ideas, data and funding.
Read it here: ncch.org.uk/uploads/Embe...
๐ท Credit, Leyla Ozkan
๐ Applications are now open for the @rsph.bsky.social Health & Wellbeing Awards 2026. Nominate someone you know or work with! The awards celebrate work improving population health across arts and health, mental health, wellbeing & more!
Apply by 27 March 2026 ๐
๐จ Great opportunity โ Landscape Artist of the Year (Sky Arts)
Sky Arts encourages applications from creative health practitioners, health professionals who are artists, or those with lived experience of creativity supporting wellbeing.
โณ Apply by Mon 23 March 2026 here ๐ skyartsartistoftheyear.tv
Join the Pharmacy SIG Webinar on Creative approaches to pharmacy practice๐ฃ Its SIG Chair Ranjita Dhital will be joined in conversation with others leading on Pharmacy creative practice, strategic leadership & more!
Friday 20th February, 12 - 1pm
โถ๏ธ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3d5fd9...
๐ Featured on p.17 of the NCCH & @rsph.bsky.social Creative Health Research Round-Up Report, Creative Health Communication Framework explores how services can clearly communicate in mental health services
ncch.org.uk/uploads/NCCH...
๐ทSt George's 23 Health and Wellbeing Hub. Credit: Mae London
๐จ ๐ผ๏ธ Arts in Hospitals: Why Creative Health Matters for Patients, Staff and the NHS - check out the latest guest blog from the National Arts in HospitalsโจNetwork here: ncch.org.uk/blog/arts-in...
Image courtesy of Corbin OโGrady Studio & Art for Life
The January NCCH Health & Care Newsletter is here! ๐
This month:
โข Creative Health Leads in Systems โ applications still open
โข Blogs and resources on the positive impact of the arts in hospital
๐ Read it here: mailchi.mp/3678074646e7...
