A recap of the third Cynefin webinar
In September 2026, at YMCA Port Talbot's The New Plaza, Cynefin 3 brought together a wide range of health, care, policy and arts professionals who contributed fully throughout the day to hear the evidence, debate the challenges and help shape policy priority recommendations.
Highlights included a ‘prevention revolution’ keynote address from Nerys Evans, Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health emphasising that if we’re serious about preventing ill health we have to go further upstream; Introducing Ilechyd-Da-wns! Lead Clinical Manager, Eleri D’Arcy reminding us that prevention isn’t just about preventing bad things happening but also enabling good things to happen and Hamaad Kahn, NASP sharing the importance of "listening to heal" – the foundation of social prescribing.
Some of the highlights from the day were captured on film.
Keynote address – Nerys Evans,Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health
Panel – Prevention in Practice
Case study - Hywel Dda Arts on Referral Programme (HARP)
Case study - Dance to Health!
Case study - Ffynny | Thrive - Arts and Minds, Swansea Bay University Health Board
Case study - People Speak Up's Creative Home Delivery Service
More information on the remaining Cynefin session can be found here.
Feedback from delegates"I was especially glad to see how inspired my clinical colleagues were and how fired up they felt to support our work going forward" -- Johan Skre, Arts and Heritage Service Manager, Swansea Bay UHB. "We saw so many examples of what arts can do in the prevention but also in the treatment of people. Now we need this to be strong and enable core funding so we can create health rather than damage it" -- Marie Brousseau Navarro, Deputy Commissioner, WFG. "Such a brilliant day. So many great brains in one room, all engaging and connecting over common ground" -- Johan B. Skre, Swansea Bay UHB. "It was a pleasure to be amongst you all and hear all about your work and future plans to broaden the reach of arts in health initiatives. Do count on either of us to support future events... and to add that clinical health perspective to future discussions" -- Sarah Griffith, CAHMS, Swansea Bay UHB. |