Creative Impact on Health

Global research shows that the integration of art and creativity into healthcare has several positive impacts including:

  • Reduced stress experienced by patients, families, and staff
  • Reduced drug consumption
  • Reduced recovery times
  • Shorter hospital stays
  • Improved patient management
  • Improvements in clinical outcomes
  • Enhanced quality of service
  • mprovements in job satisfaction and staff retention
  • Improved healthcare experiences

If you are interested in reading evidence summaries about arts impact across the life course please visit the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance website and the All-Party Parliamentary Group report & WHO report via the buttons below.