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Trustees

Professor Martin Marshall CBE Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners and a GP in Newham

Professor Martin Marshall CBE

Chair of Trustees

Professor Martin Marshall is the Chair of the Nuffield Trust, Emeritus Professor of Healthcare Improvement at UCL and a non-executive director of the Royal Devon University Healthcare Trust.

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Bill Boa

Founding Trustee & Treasurer

Bill Boa is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.

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Professor Helen Chatterjee

Founding Trustee

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

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David Clayton-Smith

Deputy Chair of Trustees

David Clayton-Smith is the joint-Chair of Dorset HealthCare and Dorset County Hospital.

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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 a Consultant and Facilitator using her lived experience to empower people and inspire change.

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Nancy Hey

Trustee

Nancy Hey is Director of Evidence & Insight at Lloyds Register Foundation, and a global leader in the field of wellbeing.

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Isabelle Paagman

Trustee

Isabelle Paagman is Senior Contemporary art specialist and auctioneer with over two decades of experience.

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Jane Thomas

Trustee

Jane Thomas is a Poet, and Brand Communications professional. Jane is passionate about health inequalities, social justice and the arts.

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Andrea Sutcliffe CBE

Trustee

Andrea Sutcliffe has held significant health and social care leadership roles, most recently as CEO & Registrar of the Nursing & Midwifery Council. Andrea actively promotes the importance of the creative arts in helping to ensure care is person-centred, effective and meaningful. 

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Teresa Salami-Oru

Trustee

Teresa Salami-Oru is a Consultant in Public Health and Fellow with the Faculty of Public Health, and a Registered General Nurse.

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Staff

Director – Alex Coulter (Part-time)

Head of Programmes - Jayne Howard (Part-time)

General Manager - Alexis Payne (Part-time)

Research and Policy Manager – Dr Jane Hearst (Full-time)

Communications Manager - Aba Amihyia (Part-time)

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Our staff team are supported by freelance staff.

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Honorary President

NCCH's Honorary President was The Right Honourable, Lord Howarth of Newport CBE. Following Lord Howarth's distinguished tenure as NCCH’s inaugural Chair, Lord Howarth stood down on 19th July 2024 to become President of the NCCH. He continued to support the organisation as an advocate for Creative Health until he passed away on 10th September 2025. 

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Patrons

The NCCH is honoured to be supported by a number of Patrons supporting our mission to ensure creative health is embedded across health and care systems.

NCCH Patrons

  • David Shrigley, OBE
  • Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey, OBE
  • Dr Phil Hammond

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Advisors

Since the publication of the Creative Health report in 2017, the development of the NCCH has been supported by a range of volunteer Advisors who are stakeholders from the creative health sector.

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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 Integrated Care Boards (previously 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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Pharmacy SIG for Creative Health

The Pharmacy Special Interest Group (SIG) is for pharmacy and other practitioners, educators, researchers, students, patients, carers, and others interested in imbedding creative thinking into pharmacy in the UK and globally. 

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RCGP SIG for Creative Health

This GP Special Interest Group (SIG) for Creative Health supports and inspires GPs who have a special interest in creativity, and who advocate for creative health within General Practice. The GP SIG is endorsed by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and is an inclusive group who welcome new members. They meet on a quarterly basis, but also communicate through a range of platforms including What’s App. Also, the GP SIG holds an annual study day.

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Nursing SIG for Creative Health

The Nursing Special Interest Group (SIG) for Creative Health is open to all nurses and nursing students, with collaboration welcomed from Creative Health professionals. We are an inclusive group — whether you’re already using creativity in your practice or just curious to learn more. Together, we can promote wellbeing, lead culture change, and build a nursing profession that is creative, compassionate, and fit for the future.

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Affiliated Groups

We are delighted to be an affiliate of:

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) Creative Health Group

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) Creative Health group conversation is a space for occupational therapists to share experiences, ask questions, and explore the intersection of creativity, arts and health within OT practice. The group is hosted on RCOT Communities, RCOT’s online engagement and social learning platform.

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