Creativity and culture for shielding and vulnerable people at home during Covid-19
National

In response to the UK’s first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, many Creative Health providers sought means to stay connected to the people their work supported, by developing digital alternatives to their usual face to face activities.

A report and 50 case studies recording creative responses to continue work during the pandemic were collected and published by the Culture Health and Wellbeing Alliance.

Whilst some saw increases in participant numbers through digital access, there was an awareness in the sector that some people referred to Creative Health solutions would be ‘digitally excluded’, through not having access to equipment, poor/no internet connection or lack of digital literacy. 

Without the luxury of time or capacity to give face to face guidance, many creative organisations developed both a digital offer to those who could engage, and other creative responses to those who could not.  

In response to the UK’s first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, many Creative Health providers sought means to stay connected to the people their work supported, by developing digital alternatives to their usual face to face activities.