Paitings in Hospitals

Paintings in Hospitals is the UK's leading national arts in health charity. Paintings in Hospitals aims to transform the UK's wellbeing by using world-class art to inspire better health for patients, carers, and communities. Art in doctor's surgeries can create welcoming waiting rooms and care spaces that ease anxiety and stress for both patients and staff. Risca Surgery: Artworks and Engagement Activities for GP Patients and Staff it was a project developed by Paintings in Hospitals. The surgery's modern building had large empty walls in the waiting areas and consultation rooms. Staff were particularly keen on using art to inspire better health and well-being throughout the surgery.

Paintings in Hospitals works across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and care for 3,700 artworks in their collection, many by world-famous artists. They use their collection to inspire art walks, artist projects and creative activities. And work side-by-side with patients and care staff to help create care spaces that are encouraging, enriching and empowering. Paintings in Hospitals works with 315 healthcare and social care organisations. All types of care organisation can borrow from their art collection, and everyone is welcome to participate in the talks, tours and workshops. Their collection is the first and only art collection available to be borrowed by any health and social care site in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This includes, but is not limited to: hospitals, hospices, care homes, GP practices, healthy living centres, SEN schools, dental surgeries and mental health facilities. They reach areas around the country through our regional showcases. These showcases are special care partner sites that display large portions of the art collection as examples of good practice. They showcase the four different loans programmes. Paintings in Hospitals loans programmes are aimed at specific audiences such as Children and Young People, and Older People.