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Letter to an Unknown Person, No 5 by Rachel Lowe Arts Council Collection, Hayward Gallery, London

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Letter to an Unknown Person, No 5 by Rachel Lowe Arts Council Collection, Hayward Gallery, London

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    2. Developing a national arts & health strategy 25 June 2004 Meli Hatzihrysidis Thank you Trying to follow Chris & Lara seems like an impossible task In many ways what I have to say is much drier Just to put my work into context 6 and a half years in Arts Division at DCMS Worked on a range of arts issues and in the last three years particularly around social inclusion Latterly arts and health but more specifically arts and mental health Currently, I am on secondment to Arts Council England to lead the writing of the writing of their national arts and health strategy This presentation is in no way comprehensive. There are many, many issues that I could address but what I will aim to do today is 1) give a quick flash across Government policy 2) show where arts and health work sits within ACE 3) and finally discuss some of the thinking going into the development of the strategy So first, one of the first health policy documents this government produces said … Thank you Trying to follow Chris & Lara seems like an impossible task In many ways what I have to say is much drier Just to put my work into context 6 and a half years in Arts Division at DCMS Worked on a range of arts issues and in the last three years particularly around social inclusion Latterly arts and health but more specifically arts and mental health Currently, I am on secondment to Arts Council England to lead the writing of the writing of their national arts and health strategy This presentation is in no way comprehensive. There are many, many issues that I could address but what I will aim to do today is 1) give a quick flash across Government policy 2) show where arts and health work sits within ACE 3) and finally discuss some of the thinking going into the development of the strategy So first, one of the first health policy documents this government produces said …

    3. Health – wider policy context “Because the root causes of ill-health are so varied, we cannot deal with them by focusing on “health” alone.” Saving Lives: Our Healthier Nation Then to begin the Health Inequalities work, Tony Blair said ….Then to begin the Health Inequalities work, Tony Blair said ….

    4. Health Inequalities “… continued success in tackling health inequalities requires the courage to work in new ways……….[tackling inequalities] need diverse, rather than identical, solutions which can only come from giving communities and front-line staff the power to redesign, refocus and reprioritise programmes to tackle local need Tony Blair: Tackling Inequalities: A Programme for Action Key words here are “work in new ways” and “diverse rather than identical solutions” This is where the role of the arts is strongest in finding innovative new ways of delivering traditional policy areas. Here are some policy areas of interest to arts and health work. As we go through these think where the arts may be able to play a roleKey words here are “work in new ways” and “diverse rather than identical solutions” This is where the role of the arts is strongest in finding innovative new ways of delivering traditional policy areas. Here are some policy areas of interest to arts and health work. As we go through these think where the arts may be able to play a role

    5. Current Government policy - areas of interest: Choosing Health – Public Health White Pape Mental Health and Social Exclusion – Social Exclusion Unit Tackling Health Inequalities - DoH NHS Estates – good design awards etc, etc Private Finance Initiatives and LIFT Every Child Matters – the Green Paper Neighbourhood Renewal Civil Renewal and Community Cohesion Mental health – this is about publishing report on adult mental health and social exclusion – look out, when you read the report, for the role that the arts can play Public Health White Paper – I urge everyone to respond to the consultation by the end of May. Put arts on John Reid’s radar! NHS Estates – responsible for the healthcare infrastructure – the role of the arts in good design and positive healthcare environments a key part to play. LIFT is the public/private partnership schemes that are re building the primary care – surgeries and health centre infrastructure The Green Paper – Arts Council England responded to the consultation.Mental health – this is about publishing report on adult mental health and social exclusion – look out, when you read the report, for the role that the arts can play Public Health White Paper – I urge everyone to respond to the consultation by the end of May. Put arts on John Reid’s radar! NHS Estates – responsible for the healthcare infrastructure – the role of the arts in good design and positive healthcare environments a key part to play. LIFT is the public/private partnership schemes that are re building the primary care – surgeries and health centre infrastructure The Green Paper – Arts Council England responded to the consultation.

    6. Ambitions for the Arts says; “It is our central belief that the arts have the power to transform lives, communities and opportunities for people throughout the country” “We will bring the transforming power of the arts to bear on issues of health, crime, education and inclusion”

    7. The case for the arts “At a time when the need to connect and engage emotionally has never been stronger, the arts offer experiences that are authentic and transformational for individuals and communities” “We believe that the arts are integral to a healthy society …”

    8. The Corporate Plan The Corporate Plan 2003 –2006 provides the framework for all of the Arts Council’s work. It details how the Arts Council is going to achieve its “Ambitions for the Arts”

    9. Corporate Plan 2003 – 2006 6.3 To develop policies and activities which address issues of social inclusion

    10. Healthcare Environment Arts and Medical Humanities Public and Community Health

    11. Healthcare Environment Incorporating arts and good design into new hospital buildings Percent for Art Improving way finding Improving existing healthcare environments – E.g. Enhancing the Healing Environment – King’s Fund LIFT in the East Midlands Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Arts Hospital Arts Co-ordinators – West Midlands Healthcare buildings and the performing arts Healthcare buildings as community facilities

    12. Arts and Medical Humanities Arts in the curriculum for clinicians, nurses and medical students - e.g. dancers in anatomy classes, drama as a tool for exploring issues for medical students CAHHM at Durham University - UCL Centre for Medical Humanities - Peninsula Medical School and others Arts as a tool for helping to improve communication/ relationship between patient and doctor – e.g. narrative medicine work of Dr Rita Charon Innovative research proposals to improve medical practice – e.g. skin cancer Establishment of regular national arts courses for established GPs, surgeons etc

    13. Public & Community Health “Healthcare is vital to all of us some of the time, but public health is vital to all of us all of the time”

    14. Drugs and substance misuse – Positive Futures programmes using arts approaches Nutrition – Happy Hearts Lantern parades working in communities – reducing obesity Mental health – London work with iam network, Northern work on arts on prescription schemes, North West work with LIME and START Teenage Pregnancy – PCTs working with arts organisations using drama for e.g. with young people Children/Young people/Adults/Older people – Northern work with older people using dance to minimise falls

    15. Cross cutting issues - Funding Continuing Professional Development Research and Evaluation Partnerships Advocacy

    16. Funding Huge range of funders, funding partnerships Too “arts” or too “health” Project funding/core funding Health sector funding – fear of media backlash No baseline data on who funds what Private sector funding

    17. Continuing Professional Development What skills do artists need to work in healthcare settings? What skills do they already have to offer? Should there be some structured training and professional development for artists? Ethics and duties of care for artists and participants Higher education – North West working with UCLAN, Community Arts MA at Goldsmiths etc Capacity building – enough artists?

    18. Research Have we got enough? We all agree we need it - but what sort? Rosalia Staricoff – literature review for Arts Council England The impact of the arts: some research evidence Soft vs hard outcomes Longitudinal tracking of participants Is it the arts alone that makes the difference? Can we establish a causal link? Randomised Control Trials?

    19. Transformation Innovation Creativity

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