New body for Arts and Wellbeing

A new body has been created to raise awareness of the impact the arts can have on health and wellbeing, it will aim to bring together the work that is happening across the country in order to act as a resource for the whole sector. National Alliance for Arts Health and Wellbeing (England) is made up of partners from across the country and the principles of the organisation have been published in A New Charter for Arts, Health and Wellbeing. It has set out the role and benefits of art in patient care, stating “We believe the arts help us to see and value the patient as a whole person, not just an illness or symptom. We believe the arts will contribute to a culture within health services that is more supportive, empowering, enlightened, personal and humane.”