National Centre for Creative Health (NCCH)

We're delighted to announce that Professor Martin Marshall has become the National Centre for Creative Health (NCCH) Chair of Trustees, following The Rt Hon. Lord Howarth of Newport’s distinguished tenure as the inaugural Chair. Lord Howarth stands down as founding Chair of NCCH to become President of the organisation. Professor Martin Marshall is the Chair of the Nuffield Trust, Emeritus Professor of Healthcare Improvement at UCL and a non-executive director of the Royal Devon University Healthcare Trust. Previously Martin was Chair of the Royal College of GPs from 2019-2022 and was a GP for over 30 years. “I am delighted to be joining the NCCH following Alan’s distinguished tenure as the inaugural Chair. It is a significant time for the organisation as we see a growing recognition of the value of non-clinical interventions in supporting people to live longer healthier and happier lives and with the need to focus on prevention and to tackle the growing challenge of health inequalities. The research evidence supporting investment in creative health activities is strong and growing. Our challenge is now to ensure that this evidence influences policy and practice.” Read more about our changes at NCCH > https://lnkd.in/easTFJPM

The National Centre for Creative Health, and the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance, have jointly produced a brief containing some key information and a template letter for anyone wishing to discuss Creative Health with MPs in their own constituencies. You could highlight work happening in your constituency or locally, or make sure newly elected MPs are aware of Creative Health and the benefits it can bring across a range of policy areas. Find out some more key information about Creative Health and its links to policy, which you can use in your conversations: https://lnkd.in/dCmVFSY8

Enjoyed this recent webinar by Prof Daisy Fancourt and Dr Katey Warran introducing a new framework “RADIANCE” conceptualising over 30 determinants of arts and cultural engagement at an individual, community and societal level. Catch up via Social Biobehavioural Research Group https://lnkd.in/eG5GCqeV

Great to see this theme on patient partnership by BMJ - "What do patients & the public really want from their health service? Many want to be seen as a person beyond their health condition." Article - https://lnkd.in/eYzRRz3Z We completely agree with the "first step to improving patient safety is to actively listen to patients & to ensure such active listening is embedded throughout the health service". #CreativeHealth can create needed space for listening and there are so many great examples and evidence, including a fantastic new submission on the Creative Health Toolkit! Commissioned by South East London Integrated Care System local maternity and neonatal services, Creating Ground CIC used creative research methods to better understand the barriers facing access to maternity services for migrant women. Overall the project gave the women a sense of validation in sharing stories and it enabled health care services and migrant communities to come up with solutions together and build trust. Read more - https://lnkd.in/eT7mSnpk

Since 2021, NCCH has been funded by Baring Foundation to pilot a programme of Huddles across the UK. With a particular focus on mental health, these interdisciplinary learning activities use co-production and creativity to explore and resolve challenges in healthcare settings. With creativity and lived experience at the heart, the Huddles bring small groups of people together including (but not limited to): service users, people with lived experience, clinicians, health professionals and managers, peer support workers, community sector frontline staff, and cultural practitioners. NCCH has run 15 Huddles so far! Find out more about the range of Huddles we have been running here > ncch.org.uk/huddles Or hear more about a recent Derby Workforce Wellbeing Huddle co-hosted with our Midlands Creative Health Associate & National Arts in Hospitals Network > https://lnkd.in/dRnwW9jf

An interesting newly published systematic review & meta-analysis of Arts on Prescription! Jensen A, Holt N, Honda S and Bungay H (2024) The impact of arts on prescription on individual health and wellbeing: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Front. Public Health 12:1412306. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1412306 Read more > https://lnkd.in/dDc4FMRq

Great conference coming up in September by National Academy for Social Prescribing

Great online event on 11 July by Social Biobehavioural Research Group at University College London. Looking at a new framework “RADIANCE” which conceptualises more than 30 determinants of arts and cultural engagement, the event aims to explore these barriers and the action we can collectively take to address them. Find out more https://lnkd.in/eCm9RdXz

Great to see this newly published International Journal for Equity in Health Article based on synthesised evidence collected from the 'Mobilising community assets to tackle health inequalities' programme. Thomson, L.J., Waterson, H. & Chatterjee, H.J. (2024) Successes and challenges of partnership working to tackle health inequalities using collaborative approaches to community-based research: mixed methods analysis of focus group evidence. International Journal for Equity in Health, 23:135 >> https://lnkd.in/e4ZkBCnb 'Mobilising community assets to tackle health inequalities' programme is funded by UK Research and Innovation and Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and supported by the NCCH.