Report: Assessing the Economic Impact of the Arts on Health and Healthcare Services in Wales
Authors(s), Creator(s) and Contributors: Bangor University, Arts Council of Wales, Mr Jacob Davies, Mr Greg Flynn - CHEME, Bangor University, Professor Vicky Karkou - Research Centre for Arts and Wellbeing, Edge University, Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards - CHEME, Bangor University
Publication Date: 19/01/2026
Categories: Evaluation / Reports, English
This new report provides an independent assessment of the economic impact of the arts on the NHS and social care in Wales.
Introduction
As Welsh Government juggles competing priorities, it is vital that we make the case for public funding of the arts and demonstrate all the ways in which they contribute to making Wales better.
This new report by the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME), Bangor University, and the Research Centre for Arts and Wellbeing at Edge Hill University provides an independent assessment of the economic impact of the arts on the NHS and social care in Wales. It also looks at wider population health and societal impacts.
This is the first time the economic impact of the arts on the NHS and social care in Wales has been investigated at a national level.
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