Creative health special interest group

The creative health group has been set up to support and inspire GPs who have a special interest in creativity, and who advocate for creative health within general practice.

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Flourishing for ourselves and across generations of GPs

Our aim Creative Health Special Interest Group

  • Inspire whole-person care through the arts.
  • Embed creative enquiry across education, practice and policy
  • Reflect, connect and flourish together.

Information about the Creative Health SIG

  • We are an inclusive group whose membership benefits from the perspective and contributions of medical students, GPs and allied health professionals from the wider primary care team (including nurses, pharmacists and social prescribers) 
  • We welcome colleagues in clinical work, in medical education and those who are retired. 
  • Our group is supported by the National Centre for Creative Health. Arts professionals and researchers are involved in our webinars and in person meetings.
  • The GP SIG meets regularly online and holds in-person study days each year.  
  • We communicate through a range of platforms including What’s App, e-circulars, webinars, and an events calendar.
  • More information is available on this link to our members page on the National Centre for Creative Health Website  

Events run and promoted by the Creative Health SIG

  • We use calendar to capture all the events run by the SIG and events people in our community wish to share. Join an event and discover a place of belonging for creativity and health. 
  • Creative Health SIG Calendar

Join the Creative Health SIG

  • We are a friendly and supportive group, and welcome new members who share our passion for creative health and creativity in medical education. 
  • You don’t need to be an artist or have any experience in using creativity, you might just be curious to know more and meet with like-minded colleagues. 
  • The GP SIG welcomes interested colleagues at all stages of their medical career, from students to retired clinicians who are or have been part of the wider primary care team. 
  • Please sign up here to be added to the GP SIG Membership and to receive information about the group.

The Creative Health SIG has over 50 active members and is administrated by three co-leads:

  • Professor. Louise Younie is a GP and Professor of Medical Education. 
  • Dr. Kathleen Wenaden is a GP, Clinical Director of a Primary Care Network in Hackney, London, and an NHS GP appraiser, and Poet. 
  • Alexis Butt is the General Manager at NCCH.  

Regional leads

If you would like to get in touch with your Regional GP Lead, please email Alexis on info@ncch.org.uk and she will put you in touch.

  • Linda Miller - Central/North West London
  • Nicola Gill - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • Amal Lad - Birmingham
  • Rahhiel Riasat - East of England

Key stakeholders

  • NCCH and the RCGP 

Contact us

We are an inclusive group who welcome new members who share our passion or who are interested in finding out more. The GP SIG welcomes GP practice-wide membership from primary healthcare professionals. So, if you are a GP (retired GP), representing a GP practice team, medical student, or clinical practitioner and would be interested in getting involved in this group, please contact NCCH's general manager.

Email us
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Find out more about who is in our GP SIG with our GP SIG Network map, which includes great examples of creative health in practice. 

For more information, visit the National Centre for Creative Health.