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Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities @mobcommassets.bsky.social · 1d

Spearheading an urgent investigation into the growing misuse of ketamine, Mobilising Community Assets & NCCH - along with Coastal Communities & Blackpool Researching Together - make a case for a ‘coordinated, multi-sector response’ to this increasingly devastating issue. ncch.org.uk/blog/ketamin...

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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...

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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · 9d

Evaluating Programmes & Creative Engagement Initiatives. Register for our Collaborative workshop exploring methods for evaluating creative engagement initiatives and participatory methods for evaluating programmes www.eventbrite.com/e/evaluating...
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Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities @mobcommassets.bsky.social · 14d

A new report, which features Mobilising projects, published by the Creative Industries Council & Arts Council England highlights how creativity is improving the nation’s health & wellbeing - and saving the NHS money.
www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/download-hub/health-wellbeing-forum-report

CIC Health & Wellbeing Forum 2025 Report - Download Hub: The Creative Industries

A cross sector group of experts advises greater use of innovative creative health approaches to help the UK meet long-term challenges. Download now in the Download Hub.

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National Centre for Creative Health @ncch.bsky.social · 15d

Interested in the connection between human health & planetary health? ncch.org.uk/blog/mca-cre.... A knowledge exchange event foregrounding Phase 3 @mobcommassets.bsky.social (MCA) projects’ took place in Spring 2025, MCA's Blog explores this event's key Q's around Creative Planetary Health.

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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · Sep 4

Join our online capacity building workshop, "Co-creating Services: Stakeholder Engagement from Design to Evaluation", Tue 16 Sep 1-3pm. Free registration here: lnkd.in/eTqe3Zth
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National Centre for Creative Health @ncch.bsky.social · Aug 14

Creative Health Associates: The role of Creative Health Connectors
10 Sept 2025, 10:30am - 12pm, online.

Join us as we will present at a forthcoming @mobcommassets.bsky.social webinar exploring job roles that connect health systems with creative health

Register www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-h...

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National Centre for Creative Health @ncch.bsky.social · Jul 30

Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities (MCA) @mobcommassets.bsky.social is a Research Programme, coordinated by UCL & NCCH, UKRI funded. Each of the 12 projects have been holding events offering insights into the work. Discover more via MCA blogs ncch.org.uk/mobilising-c...

Image credits: James Mulkeen © darts from South Yorkshire Creative Health Conference 2025

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National Centre for Creative Health @ncch.bsky.social · Jul 24

NCCH is delighted to announce that Dr Jane Hearst joins our staff team as Research & Policy Manager from 1 Aug. Jane’s role is split between NCCH research & policy activities, & the @mobcommassets.bsky.social research programme at UCL.
Read more about Jane >> ncch.org.uk/news/new-res...

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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · Jul 14

Read the latest blog on our website about the ripple effects of our project in the North West. Healthwatch Blackpool have witnessed significant changes in their daily work through being part of CC&CH
coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#ripple...
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News | Coastal Community & Creative Health

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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · Jul 16

Watch our capacity-building workshops "A changing landscape and the need for complexity-informed approaches" and "Trauma-informed practice: Tools, stories, and strategies for impact" coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/capacity-bui...
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Capacity-building Workshops | Coastal Community & Creative Health

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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · Jul 17

Last week we had our annual in-person team meeting in Weston. Lovely to welcome colleagues from across sectors from Blackpool/the NW and Hastings/the SW and show them around Weston in the sunshine! Blog here
coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#WSM-me...
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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · Jul 2

Life in a Coastal Town: New exhibition explores mental health and community through art. Read about our exhibition opening next week at Weston Museum. coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/press-releas...

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Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities @mobcommassets.bsky.social · Jun 2

Eleanor Lockley's thought-provoking blog about advocacy for Creative Health investigates how to widen the reach of Creative Health, in Doncaster and beyond. Head over to the Creative Health Boards' website to have a read -
creativehealthboards.org.uk/advocacy-for...

Advocacy for Creative Health - Creative Health Boards

Eleanor Lockley, Researcher at Sheffield Hallam University, writes about the ideas and issues surrounding advocacy for Creative Health, and investigates ways of reaching out beyond those already invol...

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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · May 16

As part of our project, we are running creative workshops supporting mental health in our 3 focus areas: young people’s mental health, substance use, serious illness and bereavement.

Read more coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/project-acti...

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National Centre for Creative Health @ncch.bsky.social · May 23

NCCH Research & Policy Manager
FT/fixed term, £42,000 p/a, home-based (some travel required)
We're looking for a dynamic Research & Policy Manager to contribute to NCCH activities, & work with the UCL research team on our partner project @mobcommassets.bsky.social
Info ncch.org.uk/news/ncch-re...

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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · May 13

This week is Mental Health Awareness week. The CC&CH project aims to generate evidence and resources to improve mental health in our focus areas by enhancing and widening access to community assets. Read more coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk
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National Centre for Creative Health @ncch.bsky.social · May 1

Our NCCH Programme Manager will be speaking at the Creative Dementia Conference on Thurs 3 June in Bristol, hosted by Creative Dementia Arts Network & Dementia Community. Helping set the scene for Creative Health: the context for Creative Dementia.
journalofdementiacare.co.uk/one-day-conf...

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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · May 6

Read about our second discussion forum and World Cafe held in Weston-super-Mare last month
coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#WsMDis...
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Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities @mobcommassets.bsky.social · Apr 30

Our last knowledge exchange event saw all twelve MCA projects get together to share insights & experiences one year into Phase 3. An invigorating moment of collaboration and dialogue captured in an insightful blog by @ncch.bsky.social & stunning illustration by Temujen ncch.org.uk/blog/mobilis...

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...

ncch.org.uk

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National Centre for Creative Health @ncch.bsky.social · Apr 30

NCCH is seeking a freelance Communications Officer for 6 month's (PT - 8 hrs per week) to work remotely, delivering across our communications & engagement channels. Find out more
ncch.org.uk/news/brief-f.... Applications close: 12 noon, 7 May 2025

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Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities @mobcommassets.bsky.social · Apr 10

Last week, we hosted an online knowledge exchange with all 12 Phase 3 MCA projects. The event was insightful and inspiring, highlighting many connecting themes such as systems approaches, lived experience, and creative methods. Check out the excellent summary sketches from the sessions:

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National Centre for Creative Health @ncch.bsky.social · Apr 8

Great opportunity in creative health research! A Research Associate will be hosted at the University of Manchester on the team leading on the Creative Health GM Place Partnership, & working with the wider Population Health team at NHS Greater Manchester. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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National Centre for Creative Health @ncch.bsky.social · Apr 3

Fantastic essay by Kiz Manley & Celeste Ingrams from our @mobcommassets.bsky.social Programme, exploring the challenges, practical insights, & recommendations, to ensure lived experience experts flourish in the traditional research system.
www.britishscienceassociation.org/essay-1-ucl-...

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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · Mar 31

Read CCCH Co-Investigator Kristof Santa's paper on collaborative networks in community-based health & social care services link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Collaborative networks in community-based health and social care services: insights from Blackpool and the Fylde Coast (United Kingdom) - Health Research Policy and Systems

Background Globally, health and social care systems have been responding to the demand for better integrated service delivery to tackle complex public health and socioeconomic challenges. Similarly, s...

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Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities @mobcommassets.bsky.social · Mar 31

A fantastic series of essays on community-engaged research from @britsciassoc.bsky.social, featuring our own Kiz Manley and Celeste Ingram's essay 'A lived experience journey in health inequalities research'

British Science Association @britsciassoc.bsky.social · Mar 26

Explore the power of community engaged research.

We've published essays amplifying voices often left out of traditional research, created with fantastic communities & organisations, sponsored by UKRI.

#CreatingKnowledgeTogether

Read here:

www.britishscienceassociation.org/News/creatin...

‘Creating knowledge together’ essay series explores power of community-engaged research

A new series of essays published by the British Science Association explores the power of community-engaged research, and the importance of bringing missing voices into the research process for the be...

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