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Bill Boa

Trustee

Bill Boa is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a Non Executive Director of University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and a member of the Cornwall and Isles Scilly Finance and Performance Joint Assurance Committee.

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Professor Helen Chatterjee

Trustee

Professor Helen Chatterjee is a Professor of Biology at University College London. Her research includes biodiversity conservation and evidencing the impact of natural and cultural participation on health.

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Lord Howarth of Newport

Chair of Trustees

The Right Honourable The Lord Howarth of Newport CBE was a Member of the British House of Commons between 1983 and 2005. He has been Schools Minister, Minister for Higher Education and Science and Minister for Employment, Equal Opportunities and Disabled People.

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David Clayton Smith

David Clayton-Smith

Trustee

David Clayton-Smith is the Independent Chair of the Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire Integrated Care System, and Chair of the Kent, Surrey, Sussex Academic Health Science Network.

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Dr Guddi Singh

Dr Guddi Singh

Trustee

Dr Guddi Singh is a Consultant Paediatrician, health campaigner and TV broadcaster based in London.

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Debbie Teale

Trustee

Debbie Teale is the Lead Peer Support Development Coordinator at the South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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Professor Martin Green OBE

Professor Martin Green OBE

Trustee

Professor Martin Green is Chief Executive of Care England. He is also Chair of the International Longevity Centre, as well as an Independent Sector Dementia Champion for DHSC.

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Staff

During 2020-21, the NCCH is managed by Director, Alexandra Coulter, and freelance support staff.

Alexandra Coulter was appointed Director of the NCCH on 1st April 2021. She continues to be the part-time Director for Arts & Health South West and Project Manager for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing (APPG). Alex managed the two-year APPG Inquiry which led to the publication of the Creative Health report. She is supported by freelance fundraising and administration staff. A small staff team will be established during 2021-22.

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Advisory
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Since the publication of the Creative Health report in 2017, the development of the NCCH has been supported by an Advisory Group of people with expertise and experience from a broad range of disciplines and areas of activity.

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Creative Health Champions

Creative Health Champions are a group of individuals who have come together in response to recommendation 3 in the Creative Health report, which calls on all NHS Trusts, Local Authorities, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Clinical Commissioning Groups, to identify an individual at board or strategic level to take responsibility for institutional policy on arts and health.

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