Building this Framework was made possible by the expertise, time and generosity of the Steering Group to whom we are supremely grateful:
Laura Bedford (Kids in Museums); Tony Cealy (Freelance Theatre Practitioner, Producer); Jemma Channing (Canterbury Museums and Galleries); Amy Creech (City of Bristol College); Ranjita Dhital (University College London and Chair of RSPH Special Interest Group in Arts, Health & Wellbeing); Yvonne Farquharson (Breathe Arts Health Research); Sue Flowers (GreenClose Arts); Philippa Forsey (Creativity Works); Julia Puebla Fortier (Arts & Health South West); Esther Fox (Accentuate); Jules Ford (NHS England); Richard Ings (Arts Council England); Sue Mackay (Thackray Medical Museum) ; Kiz Manley (Hip Hop HEALS); Nicola Naismith (Visual Artist & Researcher); Douglas Noble (Live Music Now); Tim Sayers (Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust) ; Olatunde Spence (Akoma Healing H’Arts); Matt Walsh (Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance); Laura Waters and Guy Noble (National Arts in Hospitals Network); Anna Woolf (London Arts and Health).
Thank you too to the Reference Group for their invaluable advice and guidance: James Banks (London Funders); Prof Helen Chatterjee (University College London); Alex Coulter (National Centre for Creative Health); David Cutler (Baring Foundation); Rosie Dow (University College London); Lerato Dunn (Bristol City Council); Liz Ellis (National Lottery Heritage Fund); Sandra Griffiths (Red Earth Collective / Synergi Collaborative Centre) ; Jayne Howard (Arts Well UK CIC); Janette Kilner and Lorraine Maher (National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance); Clare Lovett (Greater London Authority); Julie McCarthy (Greater Manchester NHS Integrated Care / Greater Manchester Combined Authority) Deborah Munt (Ministry of Others); Jennifer Ngyou (Arts Council England); Clive Parkinson (Manchester Institute for Arts, Health, and Social Change); Cat Radford (National Centre for Creative Health); Daniel Regan (Arts & Health Hub); Farrell Renowden (Age of Creativity); Hollie Smith-Charles (Arts Council England); Chris Stenton (People Dancing); Virginia Tandy (Creative Ageing Development Agency); Alison Teader (NAPA Arts in Care Homes); Rachel Tranter (The Group for Education in Museums GEM); Ben Walmsley (Centre for Cultural Value).
Thank you to Arts Council England for supporting this process not just through their funding but through many helpful conversations.
Finally thank you to the 150 people who attended 7 workshops in October and November 2022 to discuss and develop this Framework.