Healing Space, Gareth Gardner

Vital Arts - Healing Space, Gareth Gardner

Collaborative work by residents of James Hill House

Collaborative work by residents of James Hill House

Albert Building, Bethlem Gallery

Bethlem Gallery

Music in Hospitals

Music in Hospitals

Spinal Accord by Jane Dorner at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

Spinal Accord by Jane Dorner @ RNOH

Film-makers in residence @ GOSH

Film-makers in residence @ GOSH

Season of Rhythm 2010 - Bowjangles - GSTT Charity

Season of Rhythm 2010 - Bowjangles - GSTT Charity (Photo: Elliott Franks)

St George’s Hospital, Dragon Children’s Centre copyright Sir Quentin Blake OBE

SHARP Lambeth

SHARP Lambeth

Magic Camp at GSTT

Magic Camp at GSTT

Mireia Guitart, Crossed Words

Light for Cicely1, Caroline McCarthy, A Light for Cicely, Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care Commission, King's College, London 2010 ©Matt Blaney

Bethlem Gallery, Me and Mr Normal

Let the Day Begin, Porter's Poems at GSTT Charity

Northwick Park Hospital (Sue Ridge 2010)

Northwick Park Hospital (Sue Ridge 2010)

It's all about Art - SAA

It's all about Art - SAA

Glassbody

Glassbody

Welcome to London Arts in Health Forum (LAHF)

London Arts in Health Forum is a membership organisation which aims to develop the role of culture in wellbeing and to promote and support arts in health activity across London and nationally.

The organisation is free to join and offers events, a regular newsletter, training sessions, advice and support for artists, architects, clinical staff and service users - basically anyone with an interest in arts in health. LAHF currently has nearly 3,000 members from London and further afield.

On this site you will find information and updates about arts and wellbeing activity in London and nationally, as well as information about arts in health work overseas and research highlighting the value of creativity and culture in wellbeing.

The National Alliance for Arts Health and Wellbeing has now merged with the The National Alliance for Museums, Health & Wellbeing to become the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance. Their new website can be accessed here.

London Arts in Health Forum is a registered charity (No.1135543) and a company limited by guarantee (No. 06939695) whose registered office is at: 75 Maygrove Road, London, NW6 2EG

Starslide @ Evelina Children's Hospital

Gateway Surgical Centre, Newham University Hospital

GO Create Hands On with Wellcome Trust @ GOSH

Residential Sleep Unit @ GOSH

SHARP Lambeth

Pool of Bethesda, Hogarth @ Barts

Guy's & St Thomas' Charity

Thomas Heatherwick, Boiler Suit, Guy's Hospital

Tania Kovats, Birch, Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care Commission, King's College, London 2010 ©Matt Blaney

Kenny Hunter sculpture, Octav Botnar Wing @ GOSH

Cornelia Parker, Still Life with Reflection, Barts and the London Hospital

NWLH - 100 wishes

Latest news

WHO fact sheet on the role of the arts in health and wellbeing

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a fact sheet on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being in the WHO European Region, ahead of the launch of the Health Evidence Network (HEN) synthesis report on arts and health on 11 November.

Call to contribute to research on wellbeing

Researchers at the University of Bristol are conducting research in order to better understand wellbeing and are seeking people to take part in an online questionnaire study.

Has the arts sector got better at engaging older participants? Have your say

The Baring Foundation has been funding work that engages older people in arts and culture for nearly 10 years.