Biography
At the beginning of the 21st century there was a proliferation of arts and health activity across all sections of healthcare and a new growth in the size and genre of art collections in hospitals. It was due to studies showing that art programmes have positive health outcomes for patients including reduction of stress, pain intensity, and length of stay. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s arts collection is one such collection that has developed since the appointment of an arts curator, Guy Noble, in 2005. The collection is on display in hospital wards and in the public areas.
