Methods: This case study is an account of the co-creation of a (freely accessible) workforce
development toolkit, as part of a collaboration between academics, community interest …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to discuss integrated working between the arts and
those in care settings. Identifying that the field is very broad, with diverse evidence and …

The field of arts in health is developing globally. Partly constituting notes from the field, and
partly setting out a prospectus for future action and enquiry, this article provides a descriptive …

Aims and objectives To evaluate the impact of an arts in health programme delivered by a
specialised artist within an acute older person's unit. Background Acute hospitals must meet …

Participatory arts are increasingly recognised as a valuable and accessible mechanism for
giving a voice to the experiences of individuals' health and healthcare. In recent years, there …

A few years ago I invited around 20 international colleagues (an equal number of
practitioners and researchers) to explain what were the principles and values that informed …

The arts are becoming essential helping strategies of social work whether those involve
direct provision of support of people who experience serious social issues, community …

Health services research (HSR) is an interdisciplinary field that investigates and improves
the design and delivery of health services from individual, group, organisational and system …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present an evaluation of a community arts for health
programme in the UK involving the delivery of three separate projects targeted at …

This article describes a number of community-based arts in health projects in schools and
disadvantaged communities in Northern England that connect with the interdisciplinary …