Arts programmes make a significant contribution to the experience of patients, staff and visitors. From improving hospital environments and supporting wellbeing to creating moments of connection, creativity can play an important role in healthcare settings.
Yet many arts managers work in small teams, often as the only specialist within their organisation. NAHN exists to ensure those delivering arts programmes have access to peer support, shared learning, practical resources and a national community that understands both the opportunities and challenges of the work.
Our vision is for every patient, visitor and staff member in UK hospitals to have access to high quality, impactful arts interventions to support recovery and wellbeing.
We want to embed high quality arts programmes in every hospital in the country, using an evidence-based quality framework, to improve the environment and experience of being in hospital for every patient, visitor, and staff member. To achieve this, we will work closely with national arts in health stake holders to represent and promote our work at a national level, to drive sector change, to develop national guidelines, promote arts in hospitals and be a strong national voice.
