A powerful and moving portrait of the NHS on its 75th Anniversary. This unprecedented national collaboration between 19 hospital trusts, thousands of NHS staff in hospitals across England and a stellar creative team led by Kwame Kwei-Armah, built on and celebrated the incredible, but often hidden work of the National Arts in Hospitals Network.
A six month programme of creative activity with NHS staff explored, shared and reflected upon what being part of the organisation means to them, culminating in live performances both in the Trusts and at a special, one-off show at Aviva Studios in Manchester in November 2023.
Staff at Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital creating art for NHS 75th
Akademi Dance, image credit Benedict Johnson
Kings College Hospital. Image courtesy of NHS Charities Together
Trust Poet Beth Calverley with Mitie staff at the John Radcliffe Hospital
Birmingham Women’s Hospital, NHS Charities Together
St George’s University Hospital choir
Images courtesy of NHS Charities Together
The project is funded by Arts Council England, NHS Charities Together in partnership with NHS England. It has been made possible through the support in kind of the 19 participating NHS Trusts and funding from their hospital charities.
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