Alex Coulter Director of Arts & Health South West

1. Alex Coulter Director of Arts & Health South West Regional representative for the National Alliance for Arts, Health and Wellbeing www.ahsw.org.uk www.artshealthandwellbeing.org.uk

2. hospitals – community centres – care homes – GP surgeries – galleries and museums – schools – prisons……. Where does arts and health work happen? Royal Gloucestershire Hospital Perranporth Surgery, Arts for Health Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Activate, Dance Generations, Abbeyfield Care Home, Live Music Now Good Times project, Dulwich Picture Gallery

3. What defines it as arts and health work? • Activities involving the arts with an intended health or wellbeing outcome? • Defining boundaries – ‘define or be defined’ – does it matter? Yeovil District Hospital REACH Devon Soundings Insider Art, Devon Desperate Men Theatre Company ArtCare, Salisbury District Hospital

4. How we access health services Wellbeing and preventing ill health before we need to access services

6. Arts & Health South West is an information, support and advocacy organisation for people who believe in the value of creativity in enhancing people’s health and wellbeing • Launched in 2006 • Membership organisation – 900 members including health organisations and individual health professionals, arts organisations, academics, practitioners, therapists, educationalists • Since 2010 free to join • Funded by Arts Council England Grants for the Arts 2006 – 2012; ACE National Portfolio funding 2012-15

7. National developments • Department of Health and Arts Council England joint prospectus for Arts and Health 2007 • “hospitals and other care settings that pay close attention to the overall physical environment for patients achieve real improvements in the health of patients… Access and participation in the arts are an essential part of our everyday wellbeing and quality of life.” Alan Johnson: September 2008 • Launch of National Alliance for Arts, Health and Wellbeing 2012 • A Charter for Arts, Health and Wellbeing • Culture, Health and Wellbeing international conference June 2013

8. Role of the National Alliance for Arts Health and Wellbeing • Advocacy and raising awareness • Public • Clinicians and providers • Decision makers and funders • National work • A coordinated national voice • Links to other national bodies with shared priorities • Lobbying at a policy level • Research and resources • An ‘intelligent hub’ to develop and refine sector resources • Training and CPD • Sharing knowledge and research

9. Structure of the National Alliance for Arts Health and Wellbeing • Charity • Not a membership organisation but an alliance of organisations • Representatives from the 9 regions of England • Arts & Health South West • London Arts in Health Forum • We Do (Open Art) (Yorkshire and Humberside) • West Midlands Arts Health and Wellbeing • Arts Derbyshire (East Midlands) • South East Arts and Health Partnership • Centre for Medical Humanities Durham University (North East) • Arts for Health Manchester (North West)

11. Healthy and Creative Ageing Global Health Inequalities and Culture Culture and the Social Determinants of Wellbeing Research • The latest research and new methodologies • The dissemination of international research and evaluation Policy • Local, regional, national, and international policy development • Developing national and international collaborations and networks Practice • Museums and Health • Arts in healthcare settings • Arts and health promotion/prevention

12. Future Developments • All Party Parliamentary Group on Arts and Health • UK Arts and Health Research Network • Culture, Health and Wellbeing International Forum