Celebrating Creative Health

King's College London and the National Centre for Creative Health invite you to Celebrating Creative Health in honour of the Rt Hon. Lord Howarth of Newport CBE. This event is part of Creativity and Wellbeing Week.

This in-person event at the Science Gallery London, will be hosted by Professor Martin Marshall CBE, Chair of the National Centre for Creative Health (NCCH) and Chair of the Nuffield Trust.

Our guest speakers Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey OBE and William Sieghart CBE will be ‘in conversation', followed by a panel discussion chaired by Professor Sir Simon Wessely GBE with panellists Dr Guddi Singh, Dr Phil Hammond and Dr Simon Opher MP.

Refreshments will be provided, with an opportunity for networking.

Further information

Lord Howarth was the founding Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing from 2014- 2024 and the founding Chair of the NCCH from 2020 to 2024. The NCCH advances good practice and research, informs policy and promotes collaboration, helping foster the conditions for creative health to be integral to health and social care and wider systems.

King's College London was a research lead with the APPG in the two-year inquiry 2015-2017: Creative Health: the Arts for Health and Wellbeing. The launch of the Creative Health Review in 2023 was hosted by King's College London at Science Gallery London.

Creativity and Wellbeing Week takes place from the 18th – 24th May 2026 and is an amazing platform to champion and celebrate creative health across the country. The festival is a partnership between London Arts and Health and the Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance. This year the festival theme is “Critical Hope” (for acute times).

This year Creativity and Wellbeing Week has partnered with the Big Issue to co-produce a special edition all themed around Creative Health. We will have copies available to purchase at the event.

Accessibility

Access requirements can be noted via the eventbrite order form, but we can also assess needs on an individual basis, and would be happy to talk to you about how we can best support you including (but not limited to) any of the following:

• Sensory needs: e.g. subtitles, audio description, translation

• Learning needs: e.g. more time left in between discussions

• Social/mental health needs: e.g. particular triggers

If you have any questions prior to the event, or any specific access requirements please contact NCCH on [email protected]

We look forward to you joining us!

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