A year on: still looking in
Inflammatory bowel disease Nurse Rachel Campbell reflects on her experience of working with patients during the pandemic: what’s changed, what’s here to stay and what the future holds.
Secret Musings of a Change Agent
Experienced change consultant and coach Kath Smythe tells us all about her new blog series where she talks to “some fabulous ordinary people who are really great at making change happen” to try and discover what it is that underpins their skill. It’s a must read!
Breathe Arts Health Research: NHS Staff Wellbeing Programme: Collective Power Award
This week we’re learning about and celebrating a co-designed and co-produced programme that uses creativity, underpinned by science, to improve the health and wellbeing of 18,000 health and care staff in London.
Joy of Sound: Collective Power Award
Read all about the surprises, best bits and learning along the way for this small, inclusive community music organisation who have adapted over the last year with an incredible list of partners and collaborators. The next in our CHWA Collective Power Award shortlist showcase.
Boats on an Ocean: Collective Power Award
This week we are celebrating and hearing from those involved in an emotive, intimate audio artwork project channeling the lived experience of healthcare workers during Covid. A great example of collaboration and the power of the arts.
Television History at the Social Supermarket: Feeding Coventry its archival past
Read all about a project combining food, culture and community history that’s building and strengthening community relationships.
Outside Edge Theatre Company: Collective Power Award
This week we hear from the winners of the CHWA Collective Power 2021 Award, a theatre company focused on improving the lives of people affected by any form of addiction with lived experience and co-production at its heart.
Dance On, Yorkshire Dance: Collective Power Award
What we’ve loved, learnt and been surprised by. We hear from those at the heart of a project aimed at increasing physical activity and enhancing wellbeing for people aged 55+ which has been shortlisted for the Culture Health and Wellbeing Alliance 2021 Awards.
Maternal Journal: Collective Power Award
We learn all about Maternal Journal, a worldwide peer-led movement helping people process the major changes they might experience in pregnancy, birth and beyond through creative journaling. The first in our series showcasing the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance’s brilliant Collective Power Award 2021 shortlist.