Coastal Community & Creative Health

New date for this workshop, 10 March 11am-1pm
New registration link www.eventbrite.com/e/1983528907...

🚨 Britain’s ketamine crisis is growing. New research from Blackpool shows why creative, community-based approaches should be part of the response, supporting prevention, and recovery.

Read more ⤵️
ncch.org.uk/blog/britain...

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Next @bnssgresearch.bsky.social Research Seminar:

🧠Mental Health

🗓️Thursday 26th February 2026, 12-1pm, online.

Speakers from @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social & Montpelier Health Centre.

🔗Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/694ad7...

A great morning at Weston Artspace last week with our co-researchers, creative workshop participants and Fiona from Super Culture discussing new ideas for this autumn’s Good Grief Weston
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Managing Mental Health and Finding Boundaries in the Arts
Workshop, online, 24 Feb 1.30-3.30pm
This workshop is dedicated to managing mental health and finding boundaries in your work, more info and register here www.eventbrite.com/e/managing-m...
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You’re invited to Blackpool’s Making Waves – Community & Creative Health Network
26 March 2026 | 9:30am–1pm
House of Wingz, Blackpool

Exploring partnership working across health, VCSE & arts: end of life, recovery & young people’s mental health
Register here www.eventbrite.com/e/blackpools...

📅 Weston Community Network Meeting
🗓 19 March 9.30am–12.30pm
📍 The Campus
Bringing together people from health, creative health, VCSE, local authority and lived-experience communities.
Book now to connect, contribute and be part of the conversation.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...

The Mobilising programme, w/ @ncch.bsky.social
@coastalcch.bsky.social and Blackpool Researching Together, is proud to launch a participatory research study investigating the surge of ketamine use - and Blackpool’s powerful approach to tackle it ➡️ ncch.org.uk/uploads/Blac...

National Centre for Creative Health The National Centre for Creative Health will advance good practice and research, inform policy and promote collaboration, helping foster the conditions for creative health to be integral to health and...

📣 “A call to act now”: New research from Blackpool argues for a creative community-based approach to the growing crisis of ketamine use across Britain. Find out more in this blog ➡️ ncch.org.uk/blog/britain...

The January NCCH Health & Care Newsletter is here! 🎉
This month:
• Creative Health Leads in Systems – applications still open
• Blogs and resources on the positive impact of the arts in hospital

👉 Read it here: mailchi.mp/3678074646e7...

🎨 🖼️ Arts in Hospitals: Why Creative Health Matters for Patients, Staff and the NHS - check out the latest guest blog from the National Arts in Hospitals
Network here: ncch.org.uk/blog/arts-in...

Image courtesy of Corbin O’Grady Studio & Art for Life

Hear CC&CH community artist Caitlin Buckler's reflections on our Weston-super-Mare bereavement workshops. Register here forms.office.com/e/DzCbuP8G1d
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NCCH and @rsph.bsky.social will present the Creative Health Research Round-Up 2025—a curated showcase of UK creative health research with real-world relevance for health & care systems. Join us online on Wed 28 Jan | 12-2pm 🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/112681...

Reducing health inequalities needs whole-system action. Creative health can help to bring communities, the voluntary sector & health systems together. Evidence shows the arts improve wellbeing, reduce trauma & build belonging for marginalised groups. 🎨 ncch.org.uk/resources/re...

End-of-life care needs cultural humility and social justice Cultural competency is not enough for palliative medicine to build trust and offer good deaths to all, write Jamilla Akhter Hussain , Rekha Vijayshankar , and Mary Hodgson Death, dying, and grief ar...

"Palliative care must prioritise cultural humility and social justice.”

This article underlines what hospices see every day: care is better when people’s own traditions and voices lead the way.

www.bmj.com/content/391/...

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FREE community health drop-in events coming up in Bristol, Weston and Kingswood:

📋Free blood pressure and liver scan checks
🧬The chance to chat with researchers about the health topics that matter to you
☕Drinks and snacks

First come first served, but no booking required

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🎨Research shows that creative health can improve patient experience, reduce anxiety and support staff wellbeing. Read our blog to find out more: ncch.org.uk/blog/using-c...

Photo Fresh Arts Festival, North Bristol NHS Trust, Jim Wileman

New NCCH & @mobcommassets.bsky.social report shares how Gloucestershire ICB has embedded Creative Health across its system, as part of the UKRI-funded Mobilising Community Assets programme.

Read the report: ncch.org.uk/blog/embeddi...

Photo credit: Leylan Ozkan

Dr Lesel Dawson, Kerry McCarthy, Labour MP for Bristol East and Prof Lucy Selman.

Dr Lesel Dawson and Prof Guy Poppy.

Prof Lucy Selman addresses the audience.

Dr Lesel Dawson, Dr Kathryn Mannix, Prof Lucy Selman and Baroness Finlay of Llandaff.

Last week @griefcentrebris.bsky.social was launched @houseofcommons.parliament.uk.

Co-founders @lucyselman.bsky.social & @leseldawson.bsky.social were joined by MPs & grief experts from across the UK.

Read Lucy's blog about the launch, why the Centre is needed & future plans.

tinyurl.com/3csfju7c

National Centre for Creative Health The National Centre for Creative Health will advance good practice and research, inform policy and promote collaboration, helping foster the conditions for creative health to be integral to health and...

📣📣We’re proud & excited to announce the publication of our deep dive report, in collaboration with @ncch.bsky.social and NHS Gloucestershire. A brilliant exploration of how Gloucestershire ICB is embedding #creativehealth across its system. Read (& share widely!) here➡️ ncch.org.uk/blog/embeddi...

Making space for art in research - ARC West In this co-authored blog post, team members from our co-production community of practice project discuss 2 different studies which used arts-based methods. In both cases, using creative, artistic appr...

🎨 In our new blog: How arts-based methods like zines, animation and spoken word poetry can deepen health research and amplify community voices.

From co-production workshops to powerful storytelling, creativity changes what (and who) research can involve.

arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/making-space...

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@drkathrynmannix.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who joined our London launch, kindly hosted by @cajardinemp.bsky.social at the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk. The Grief Centre aims to make a genuine difference through interdisciplinary research that deepens our understanding of grief & improves support when it matters most

🎬 New films launched today!

United for Health: a collaboration with South Asian community group Dhek Bhal and @bristoluni.bsky.social, highlighting why involving minoritised communities in research matters.

Project funded by @hellobrigstow.bsky.social

www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/united-for-h...

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📣New paper: Shifting to online and telephone bereavement support provision during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods study of bereavement service provider perspectives and lessons learnt for current practice

Policy briefing: tinyurl.com/545efy49
Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

📢Coming up: Next in our webinar series: 📢

'Improving mental health in primary care: novel psychological and pharmacological interventions'

📆Monday 26 Jan 2026
🕛1-2pm
🌐Online

Contributors: Prof Nicola Wiles, @charlotte-archer.bsky.social & Dr Daniela Strelchuk

👉Register: tinyurl.com/3myjjyb2

📢Calling all GPs! 📢This is a fantastic new course on how to support bereaved patients effectively & compassionately, developed by @lucyselman.bsky.social & the @goodgrieffest.bsky.social team.

Course starts: 28 Jan 2026
Early bird discount: ends 6 Jan 2026

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#GPSky #PrimaryCare #TeamGP #MedEd #GP

David Moss & Teresa Salami Oru reflect on speaking at the APPG's Neighbourhood Health and Creative Health Roundtable coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#All-Pa...
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Visit our website to read about our recent Blackpool creative workshops for young people coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#Creati...
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Why does it matter? Understanding accountability for community outcomes. If you missed our latest workshop, find the recording and slides here coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/capacity-bui...
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