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The Arts in Care Homes
The field of creative ageing is burgeoning, with the arts, culture and heritage being relished by older people in the community. At the same time,
Alan Howarth’s Memoir Published
Alan Howarth, Lord Howarth of Newport, was a parliamentary champion of creative health. Having worked with Alan on the creative health parliamentary inquiry, Rebecca had
Ten Years Since Rebecca’s Cuban Book Published
October 2025 marks a decade since Rebecca published To Defend the Revolution is to Defend Culture: The Cultural Policy of the Cuban Revolution. This book
Creative Health Conference in the New Forest
In September, Rebecca travelled to the New Forest to deliver a keynote lecture on creative health. She spoke about context and history, alongside recent developments
St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub Creative Health Strategy
Today, 19 June 2025, North East London Health and Care Partnership published St George’s Creative Health Strategy. Researched and written by Rebecca, the strategy provides
Shaping the Future of Creative Health: Innovation and Collaboration
On Tuesday 27 May 2025, Rebecca will be taking part in a panel discussion as part of a one-day conference organised as part of the
Case Study: St George’s Creative Health Strategy
A case study has been published, outlining how St George’s Creative Health Strategy was developed and offering glimpses of its content.
A Taste of Creativity and Culture at St George’s
Rebecca is devising an arts strategy for St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch (London Borough of Havering). To inform the eventual programme, Rebecca
In Conversation with Gordon Raphael
Creative health is happening everywhere! Join me in conversation with music producer Gordon Raphael on Friday 29 November as we talk about why the arts
A Creative Health Service
How to thrive, not just survive, in a changing health care system On 21 September 2024, I’m going to be speaking at a public event
NEW REPORT: Understanding Creative Health in London
A new report I’ve written for the Greater London Authority, with research support from London Arts and Health, will be launched next month. Understanding Creative
Taking the Creative out of Scotland (August 2009)
This evening, in Edinburgh, the new landmark organisation for promoting culture in Scotland will be revealed, but the chances are that you won’t have been
Creative Health Research Symposium: Thoughts
I was invited to speak at the University of Manchester’s Creative Health Research Symposium on 27 June 2024. Reading through my notes on the morning
Creative Health Research Symposium
On 27 June, I’ll be speaking at a symposium about the very latest in creative health research organised by the University of Manchester. There will
Evaluating London’s Creative Health City Policy Design Process
During 2023, the Greater London Authority, Arts Council England and London Arts and Health asked more than 500 Londoners to initiate, build and test a model for the capital to become a Creative Health City. I evaluated this process and offered a series of reflections and recommendations.
Speaking at a Research Café in Manchester
On 7 February 2024, I was delighted to take part in a panel discussion on Creative Health and Health Inequalities in Greater Manchester at the invitation of the University of Manchester. I introduced the concept of creative health, and I spoke about how creative health approaches can help to increase equity.