National Centre for Creative Health
National Centre for Creative Health
@ncch.bsky.social
Helping foster the conditions for creative health to be integral to health and social care and wider systems. ncch.org.uk
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🔎The discussion focused on how to measure creative health’s value in ways the health system can act on, and how to link that evidence across NHS, public health and social care. 🔗 Watch the recording, read the recommendations and download both briefings: ncch.org.uk/news/all-par...
💡What does good practice look like when translating research into policy? Join the webinar 'Research & Policy in Health Humanities & Creative Health 🗓️ Thursday 29th October ⏰ 12.30 to 2pm 🔎Register here: tinyurl.com/RPHHCreative... @mobcommassets.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social 🧵
Can the creative arts help prevent mental distress in young people? The Fonagy review puts them in its first recommendation. 🔗Read our latest blog on what it means for creative health: tinyurl.com/FonagyReview...
Looking for creative ways to bring lived experience into your research? Issue 1 of Bold Encounters is out today, a new zine where health systems and lived experience meet, shares examples from six MCA projects. 🔗Read it here: ncch.org.uk/news/bold-en...
📣Creative health special editions of @rsph.bsky.social 'Perspectives in Public Health' are out today. Ahead of today's free webinar, we're sharing 3 articles that look at creative health in place & the community assets it builds on ncch.org.uk/news/royal-s... 🔗Register tinyurl.com/RSPHEventMCA
⏰One day to go. The free RSPH webinar launching the creative health special editions of 'Perspectives in Public Health' is tomorrow, 1-2pm. The editions are guest edited by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social & the NCCH. 🔗Register to secure your place: tinyurl.com/RSPHEventMCA
Meet the Creative Health Leads, our new blog series 🧵 Over the coming months, we'll introduce the newly appointed leads across England. First up is José Sunshine-Okoro in Walsall, on bringing culture and health together. tinyurl.com/CHLeadsJoseS...
Our Creative Health Leads programme, supported by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social and The Baring Foundation, gives local health systems a dedicated lead for 2 years. 🔗Find out more: ncch.org.uk/creative-hea...
For #BlackHistoryMonth, we're sharing a project shaped by Leicester's African and Caribbean community. They used theatre to make it easier to tell a doctor that something doesn't feel right. Read the article from RSPH's 'Perspectives in Public Health', out 13 October. 🧵 tinyurl.com/CcpPiPH
📅To mark the launch RSPH in collaboration with @artscouncilengland.bsky.social & NCCH are hosting a free online webinar. Tues 13 October, 1 to 2pm: tinyurl.com/RSPHEventMCA
📚 How can creativity help young people's health & shape the policies that affect them? 3 new articles explore this, from the special editions of ‘Perspectives in Public Health’ guest edited w/ Arts Council England 🧵 Join the free RSPH launch online - Tuesday 13 October: tinyurl.com/RSPHEventMCA
📚 How can creativity help young people's health & shape the policies that affect them? 3 new articles explore this, from the special editions of ‘Perspectives in Public Health’ guest edited w/ Arts Council England 🧵 Join the free RSPH launch online - Tuesday 13 October: tinyurl.com/RSPHEventMCA
2)"When I create, I am free and happy": young people, arts and public mental health policy, by Elisabeth Bahr and colleagues journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Why public health needs creative and arts-based futures thinking, by Camila Velez, Elisa Guichenal, Georgina Dimitropoulos and Srividya N Iyer journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
📚 How can creativity help young people's health & shape the policies that affect them? 3 new articles explore this, from the special editions of ‘Perspectives in Public Health’ guest edited w/ Arts Council England 🧵 Join the free RSPH launch online - Tuesday 13 October: tinyurl.com/RSPHEventMCA
1) Developing public health policy with children & young people through the arts, in Newcastle, by L Brennan, V Sanderson, L Mae Kroese and A Wiseman journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Thank you to all who attended our GP SIG for Creative Health last week Special thanks to Dr Grace McGeoch & speakers Dr Amal Lad, Prof Martin Marshall, Dr Simon Opher MP, Dr Kathleen Wenaden & Prof Louise Younie. 🎥 Recording: tinyurl.com/NCCHYout... 📝Join the GP SIG : tinyurl.com/JoinGPSI...
📢 Today’s Webinar: 'Creative Health in Policy: Where Are We Now & Where Next?' Join @mobcommassets.bsky.social webinar where NCCH's Alex Coulter & Jayne Howard will be speaking alongside researchers from the ReCITE project. ⏰1.30pm to 3pm. 🔗Register here: tinyurl.com/WebinarCreat...
🌟Three articles from our special editions of 'Perspectives in Public Health' on 'The Role of Creative Health in Public Health', guest edited by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social & NCCH: Join the RSPH webinar to mark the launch: 🗓️Tue 13 Oct, 1-2pm: tinyurl.com/RSPHEventMCA 👇Links to articles below
1) DanceSyndrome explores the role of co-produced inclusive dance in advancing public health, by Sarah Calderbank tinyurl.com/DanceSyndrom... 2)Singing Mamas: singing for perinatal mental wellbeing, by Georgia Ladbury, Polly Hancock, Sarah Harvey & Kate Valentine tinyurl.com/SingingMamas...
3) Roll for Initiative! The case for Dungeons & Dragons-based interventions to support wellbeing for neurodivergent people, by Daniel Anthony Huckfield tinyurl.com/DungeonsAndD...
🔎What does it take to communicate health more creatively? Strong facilitation, says Jane Hearst, our Research and Policy Manager, in conversation with Ikon Gallery on Ikon's recent exhibition 'What are the Odds?' 🧵 👇Read the conversation: tinyurl.com/IkonGalleryNCCH
Their blog builds on 'Creative Health Communication and Curation: lessons from Ikon Gallery', part of the UKRI-funded @mobcommassets.bsky.social programme. 📖Read the case study: tinyurl.com/CaseStudyIkonGallery
🤝Thank you to everyone who joined the Nursing SIG Autumn Summit on Tuesday. 📽️Both sessions are now available to watch back Practice in Action: youtu.be/1sr_tm3Z6bg Education and Training: youtu.be/ekVIVs8T-5k Visit our Youtube Channel for our latest events, APPG's & more tinyurl.com/NCCHYoutube
📚Did you know reading for fun is the single biggest predictor of a child's future life chances? @hachetteuk.bsky.social #RaisingReaders video shows what 10 mins a day can do. Reading for pleasure costs nothing & most families can do it anytime, anywhere. vimeo.com/1194659891/a... #ReadingIsGolden
📢 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿:More Than the Diagnosis: Five Years of the GP S.I.G for Creative Health 🗓️ Tomorrow - Weds. 16th September 💻 Online & Free Registration: tinyurl.com/MoreThantheD...
📢 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 (𝗦𝗜𝗚) 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁. 🗓️ Tuesday 15th September 💻 Online & Free Join our Nursing SIG for a day of inspiring creative health practice. 👇Find out more & register below: tinyurl.com/NursingSIGAu...
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Podcast - The Voices of Creative Health - @ncch.bsky.social S.2 Ep 7: Belonging at the heart of the Heart of Creative Health - with Dr Jane Hearst - NCCH 👇🏼 open.spotify.com/episode/7Ljh...
Join @mobcommassets.bsky.social webinar 'Creative Health in Policy: Where Are We Now and Where Next?', where NCCH's Alex Coulter and Jayne Howard will be speaking alongside researchers from the ReCITE project. 🗓️Wed 23 Sept, 1.30pm to 3pm. 💻Free & online: tinyurl.com/WebinarCreat...
💡2 new outputs on the Economics of Creative Health launched today! 1) 'Guidelines on Economic Evaluation in Creative Health' for evaluators & 2) 'Creative Health Commissioning' for ICBs, place-based commissioners & local authorities 🔗 ncch.org.uk/blog/creativ...
Creative Health Lead - Job Opportunity! Hosted by @cornwallft.bsky.social, one of the systems taking part in our Creative Health Leads Programme funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social & The Baring Foundation. 🗓️ Closing Date: 14th September 👉Apply here: www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...
🔗To find out more about our Creative Health Leads Programme visit the link below: ncch.org.uk/creative-hea...
Out today, Creative Health in Systems, edited by our Research & Policy Manager, Jane Hearst. This practical guide captures how creative health is unfolding across England, bringing together evidence, practice and lived experience voices. 🔗 Order your copy here tinyurl.com/CreativeHeal...
👇Check out our latest blog via the link below to find out how Jane turned two years as our Midlands Creative Health Associate into this practical guide to creative health integration. ncch.org.uk/blog/p-art-i...
Creative Health Leads Programme job opportunities! Hosted by health & care systems funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social & The Baring Foundation. Croydon Council 🗓️ Closes 1 Sep. tinyurl.com/CroydonCreat... Wigan Council 🗓️ Closes 13 Sep. tinyurl.com/WiganCreativ...
More Than The Diagnosis 🗓️ 16 Sep, 19.30-20.30, Teams Join Dr Grace McGeoch for the 3rd session in a series of Webinars hosted by the GP SIG for Creative Health with the aim to provide space for expert voices, lived experience & connection. Find out more events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4105d6...
Creative Health in Policy: Where Are We Now & Where Next? 🗓️ 23 Sept, 1:30 - 3pm Join @mobcommassets.bsky.social & NCCH for a webinar exploring the progress that has been made in embedding creative health within policy, & opportunities/challenges that lie ahead www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-h...
Are you a #nurse interested in creative health? Join the Nursing Special Interest Group for a Nursing SIG Autumn Summit. The summit is split across 4 online sessions. A practical workshop on 12 Sept, & then 3 free online sessions on 15 Sept. Find out more >> www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nursing-sp...
🎨 What role can art play in cancer care? Benjamin Hartley’s PhD (p.25 in the Creative Health Research Round-Up 2025) explores how co-curating art can support connection in #cancercare. Report: ncch.org.uk/uploads/NCCH_RSPH-Creative-Health-Research-Round-Up-2025.pdf © Camilla Greenwell
📘 How can creative health be embedded across an Integrated Care System? Our latest Gloucestershire report explores the leadership, partnerships, commissioning and NHS data infrastructure that have made this possible—and the lessons for other systems. ncch.org.uk/blog/embeddi...
Cultural placemaking and creative health are central to Northumberland County Council’s regeneration programme for Blyth. It exemplifies what can be achieved through a systems-wide approach incorporating culture & creativity in local decision-making! Read more ncch.org.uk/case-studies...
Social care reform is back at the centre of national conversations. Our latest blog explores how prevention, community assets and Creative Health can support a more connected future for adult social care. Read more: ncch.org.uk/news/social-... #CreativeHealth #SocialCare
📬 The latest NCCH Health & Care Newsletter is out! This month, check out: Highlights from Healing Arts Birmingham Opportunities to host a Creative Health Lead in your health and care system Updates from the Neighbourhood and Integrated Care Summit Read here: mailchi.mp/4d003b29234d...