Identifying innovative approaches to participatory art programmes/projects for children in hospital.

Hi,
I am mapping the use of multi-disciplinary and participatory arts with children in hospital in the UK.  I am based in Ireland.  Can anyone recommend hospitals with high quality programmes/projects? (I am not looking for examples of environmental enhancement and I am also aware of Clown Doctors.)
Thank you!  
Helene from www.helium.ie

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Permalink Reply by David Harradine on March 31, 2010 at 21:02
Have you checked out the Evelina Children's Hospital at St Thomas's in London? There used to be a great person there called Manual Barroso (I think) who ran an interesting arts programme...
Permalink Reply by Helene Hugel on April 8, 2010 at 19:09
Thanks for this. Yes I have heard of Evelina Children's Hospital through the Welcome Trust. They funded a project there called For the Best which was based on children's experiences of dialysis and which ran as a promenade performance for three weeks at the Unicorn Theatre, June 2009.

More information here:
http://www.unicorntheatre.com/forthebest/team
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2009/Features/WTX056411.htm

I will contact Manuel.
I will also collect any further info I find during my mapping here.
Permalink Reply by Helene Hugel on April 8, 2010 at 19:42
Other programmes I have come across:

Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool: http://www.imagineappeal.com/about/art.asp

I am also researching Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and
Alder Hay Children's Hospital, Liverpool.

Any further information would be appreciated.

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