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Dr Simon Opher May Lane Surgery Dursley, Gloucestershire
Arts to make you feel better ART IN SURGERIES Dr Simon Opher May Lane Surgery Dursley, Gloucestershire
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The effect of Art on Health
Cropley – creativity = health (improves health determinants) Mihaly - Flow Distraction/reflection Creativity and actualisation/personal growth Creative process and Right Left brain-Dopamine mediated Evolutionary theory – mental health and creativity Social networks Flexibility, openness, autonomy, humour, playfulness, willing to try, elaboration of ideas =healthy personality
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Artlift 7 residencies in Gloucestershire (held in GP surgeries, Community Centres, Hospitals…) Seven-year track record 1,000 patients referred, over 700 complete data sets 8 artists – fine art, poetry/writing, ceramics, mixture 4 outcome measures – self esteem score, GP consult rate, health spend, focus groups (Qualitative) Referrals come from a range of professional routes Artlift programme brings all sections of the community together
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Effect of Artlift
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GP consultation rate (n=90)
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Hospital spend (n=90)
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Cost headlines Total hospital admissions reduced from 54 to 33 No significant differences in A&E or Outpatient spend Total costs reduced by £38,622 for 90 patients 35% reduction in hospital admission costs
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Wiltshire Art on prescription project commissioned by Wiltshire Council. Pilot at Whiteparish surgery (South East Wilts) starting 6th October 2014 – Two terms of 10 weeks. Two additional programmes to be set up in other surgeries. Evaluation : short interim report by end of January 2015, full evaluation report provided at the end of the project. Are you a GP or Health Practitioner based in Wiltshire? Are you interesting in hosting an Artlift residency? Please contact
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MORE INFORMATION Visit Artlift participants’ artwork :
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