Since January 2024, I have been working with London Arts and Health to chart the evolution of the creative health sector in London and to scope its scale, character and maturity for the Greater London Authority. So far, we have interviewed more than 40 experts in the sector and carried out a wide range of desk-based research.

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.

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.