There have been remarkable developments in arts-in-healthcare over the past twenty years, in this country and abroad. The pioneering work Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Arts has done in the past has attracted interest from countries as far as Japan and New Zealand and helped many other hospitals to start their own projects.

To further your understanding on the importance of our work and to assist in your research, Hospital Arts recommends the following useful organisations and publications.

Organisations:
Arts Council, England
Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery. www.artscouncil.org.uk

London Arts in Health Forum
London Arts in Health Forum (LAHF) is a London-based networking organisation for health and arts professionals and health-related organisations. www.lahf.org.uk

The National Network for Arts in Health (NNAH)
The National Network for the Arts in Health as an organisation has ceased to exist. However, the National Network for the Arts in Health as a network carries on. This website is open to all who are interested in this field of practice. www.nnah.org.uk

Publications:
The Art of Good Health: Using Visual Arts in Healthcare (Improving the Patient Experience) 
Publisher: The Stationery Office Books, ISBN-10: 0113224982

The Arts in Healthcare: Learning from Experience (Paperback)
Publisher: King's Fund, ISBN-10: 1857172469

A Study of the Effects of Visual and Performing Arts-in-Healthcare
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Quotes:
‘The arts can enrich all our lives but they are also a powerful force for healing. Arts in healthcare will inspire, inform and encourage new partnerships between healthcare professionals and artists of all disciplines. This new initiative represents a significant contribution from the arts to healthcare and the wider social inclusion agenda.’
          —Gerry Robinson, Chairman of the Arts Council of England

‘I believe the arts can play a very, very important role in ensuring those messages about healthy lifestyles, and about engagement between the services and the communities they serve, can be enhanced.’
         —Alan Milburn, Former Secretary of State for Health