Welcome to the webpages dedicated to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Arts, Health and Wellbeing.
The APPG is suspended until further notice due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) situation.
Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing, the report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Arts, Health and Wellbeing, recommended “that leaders from within the arts, health and social care sectors, together with service users and academics, establish a strategic centre, at national level, to support the advance of good practice, promote collaboration, coordinate and disseminate research and inform policy and delivery.” Following this, the King’s Fund conducted a feasibility study and further consultation was undertaken at regional events. Plans were developed with the support of a working group including representatives from the four nations of the UK. We are delighted that Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Wellcome have agreed to fund the initial phase of the National Centre for Creative Health, which will be established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation over the next few months. Alex Coulter, Director of Arts & Health South West, will be managing the set-up of the National Centre for Creative Health. If you would like further information please contact Alex: alex@ahsw.org.uk
The APPG was formed in 2014 and is a cross party group of parliamentarians with a shared interest in the field of arts, health and wellbeing. The aim of the APPG is to raise awareness of the benefits that the arts can bring to health and wellbeing and to stimulate progress towards making these benefits a reality across the country.
The APPG led a two-year inquiry 2015-17, which resulted in a report, Creative Health: The arts for health and wellbeing.This is not an official website of the House of Commons or the House of Lords. It hasn't been approved by either House or its committees. All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups of Members of both Houses with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed on this webpage are those of the group.
