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Scroll through to explore a range of videos, blogs and guidance resources developed by Creative Synthesist.
Please note, many of these creative health resources are hosted on external sites and will open in a new window. 

Featured  Resources

Creative Health at a Glance: Core20PLUS5, Major Conditions, & Falls Prevention

A booklet showcasing stand-out evidence on the impact of creative health, in reference to NHS priorities. 

The Creative Health Communication Framework

Do you want to better express the mental health and wellbeing benefits of artistic services? This booklet supports you, via twelve communication frames. 

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Creative Health Research Round-Up 2025

A directory report showcasing all the best open access research, evaluation, toolkits and strategies to come from UK in 2025.

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Other Resources and Articles

How the arts can help us talk about health

In this written interview, by Ikon Gallery, Jane Hearst and Regan McDonald discuss creative health communication.

16/09/2026

Grassroots Creative and
Community Infrastructure
in Birmingham
Healing Arts, in Conversation

A record of conversations from Healing Arts Birmingham, on the topic of grassroots creative health infrastructure.

03/09/2026

What the DHSC Evaluation Strategy 2026 means for Creative Health

Following the release of the Department of Health and Social Care's new evaluation strategy, Jane outlines what this could signal for creative health leaders.

02/07/2026

Integrating Creative and Community Health Services into Clinical Workstreams: A Qualitative Case Study from Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

This journal article summarises creative health implementation lessons from Gloucestershire ICB.

24/06/2026

Creative Health Books Released in 2025

Creative Health publishing is thriving in 2025, with books offering fresh insights into practice, policy, and research. Check out our round up of texts.

19/09/2025

Creative Health Research Centres in England

This page highlights research centres leading in creative health and health humanities to support researchers and prospective PhD students.

26/08/2025

Midlands Creative Health Innovation:
Event Highlights from the MAC

A summary of Midlands Arts Centre's event, on local creative health initiatives and developments.

30/04/2025

Action Planning: A Method for Following Up with Creative Health Advocates

This article supports you in developing an action plan through four easy steps. An example for Dudley is provided.

11/12/2024

Creative Approaches to Health & Wellbeing: A Neurodivergent Perspective

A lived experience account of using creative health to support neurodivergent thinking and behaviour.

20/03/2024

Mental health link workers in neighbourhood care: a theoretical application of the creative health communication framework

This journal article explores a conceptual application of the CHC framework, via creative health link workers.

11/09/2026

Implementing Creative Health:
Birmingham’s Public Health Research Officers in Residence Model

This report records implementation insights from Public Health Research Officers residing in cultural institutions across Birmingham.

03/09/2026

Social Care Reform Gains Momentum

In this blog, Jane offers an update on the latest progress in UK social care reform.

01/07/2026

Creative Health Associates and the Two Loops model of systems change: key insights for the field

In this article, the authors show how important it is to have people in bridging roles who can connect different sectors and explain the value of creativity in terms that matter to health leaders.

27/05/2026

Creative Health Higher Education Courses in England

This blog highlights some of the key places offering HE courses across England. It’s a starting point for those seeking Creative Health degree options.

16/09/2025

First Reflections on the ‘10 Year Plan’: Opportunities for Creative Health

How Creative Health might play a part in delivering the Government's 10 Year Health Plan.

04/07/2025

Arts in Hospitals: a Synthesis of Insights

In this article, we hear from three members of the Midlands Arts in Hospitals network to better understand their roles and context.

10/04/2025

Navigating Creative Health Advocacy at ICB Board Meetings

In this blog post, I provide a guide to understanding and leveraging ICB board meetings for creative health advocacy.

09/12/2024

The Place of Creative Health in LGBTQIA+ Personalised Care

This article outlines five ways that creative health can support the mental health of LGBTQIA+ people, using a wide range of real world examples.

02/02/2024

Creative Health Communication
and Curation: A Case Study from Ikon Gallery

Find out about how Ikon Gallery invovled members of the public in a two-way conversation about health via thier recent exhibition.

03/09/2026

How Arts and Creativity Shape Health Strategy in England.

This chapter explores the growing role of creative health in England’s healthcare systems, informed by the National Centre for Creative Health’s (NCCH) Creative Health Associates (CHA) programme.

18/08/2026

Health Creation and Creative Health: Shared Conditions for Healthier Lives

In this short blog, Jane explains the overlap between the Health Creation movement and the creative health sector.

30/06/2026

Embedding Creative Health in Integrated Care Systems: Insights from Gloucestershire

In this report, we share implementation insights from one of Englands most mature creative health systems.

17/12/2025

Creativity for Men’s Health

Hear about NCCH and The Baring Foundation's joint submission to the UK Government's first ever Men's Health Inquiry.

28/08/2025

Immersive Arts and Creative Health

Immersive Arts funding is open soon! Backed by research, this article explores how immersive technologies are used within the field of creative health.

30/06/2025

Creative Health in the Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland ICS Region

An information resource for Creative Health advocates in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

10/01/2025

Creative Public Health: A synthesis of opinion from experts in the field

Eight experts from the field share their insights on Creative Public Health in a variety of contexts.

01/11/2024

Shining a Light on Social Prescribing

This article summarises the insights of a social prescribing event hosted at Lincoln Arts Centre, featuring creatives from across the Midlands.

23/01/2024

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