Creative Health is about using creative practice and participation, alongside clinical care, to provide a more holistic approach to health and wellbeing. Through participation, we can explore, demystify and engage with the public, patients and staff in new ways, supporting improved health and wellbeing. Creative Health can be immediate and accessible, engaging with people, through visual arts, design, music, creative writing, performance and digital media.
For patients, we use creativity to encourage engagement at a physical and emotional level, supporting patients to have a sense of control over their care. Activities are designed to be person centred, working at an individual and group level, encouraging social interaction, decision making, dexterity, mobility and movement.
For staff, the opportunity to engage with creative health is part of the Trust’s wellbeing offer, generating a sense of belonging and connection through to exploring new skills and talents.
