Ongoing results from culture, health and wellbeing survey
In April and May 2020, 220 culture, health and wellbeing organisations and practitioners responded to a survey about their work, coordinated by:
We have worked with the Philip Barker Centre for Creative Learning (University of Chester) to analyse the results of the survey. Some of our findings are below. Our particular thanks to Nick Ponsillo and Dr Julia Boot from the Centre for their work and support.
Exploring the culture, health and wellbeing landscape of the UK and the experience of freelance creative professionals and delivery organisations during COVID- 19
The attached paper was created to
- Understand how the UK culture, health and wellbeing sector is structured, how it is funded, which areas of work are prioritised and how the work is distributed across the UK;
- Understand how people working in the culture, health and wellbeing sector feel about their work during COVID-19 and as they look to the future.
Ponsillo, N., & Boot, J. (2021). ‘Exploring the culture, health and wellbeing landscape of the UK and the experience of freelance creative professionals and delivery organisations during COVID-19: Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance.’
What training do people in this sector want?
73% The role of culture or the arts in social prescribing
59% Evaluation & research
56% Technology for remote delivery
40% Drafting effective case studies
37% Quality and a code of practice
36% Support for practitioners
30% Understanding different health sustems
1% Comms and PR
Health and wellbeing focus
Of 220 respondents, who are made up of a mix of organisations and individuals, 78 had no specific focus (beyond general health and wellbeing). Others aimed specifically to impact the following:
31-40 respondents: Mental health (in adults and/or children)
21-30 respondents:
- Older people
- Young people and/or children
- Dementia
11-20 respondents
- Disadvantage / Poverty / deprivation
- Loneliness & isolation
- SEND / learning difficulties
- Hospitals & inpatient units
0-10 respondents
- Anxiety and/or depression
- Palliative care / life-limiting illness
- Refugees / asylum seekers / newly settled in UK
- Black and ethnically diverse participants
- Social prescribing / primary care
- Health or care professionals
- Abuse and/or Trauma
- Wellbeing
- Family (unpaid) carers
- Babies or toddlers
- Families
- Maternal & fetal health
- Neurodiversity including autism
- Stroke
- Brain injury
- Criminal justice
- Respiratory
- Prediabetics / diabetics
- HIV
- Visually impaired people
- Parkinson’s disease
- Chronic illness
- Substance misuse / addiction
- Cancer
- Disability
- Care homes
