Im Abendrot (Eichendorff)
Robert Weaver
Poetry
Thoughts around embracing death and learning from the wisdom of age
The Placebo Effect
Edward McKee
Drawing
The impact of colour is considered within placebo medication and how sensory/creative engagement in general contributes to mental health
Connectedness in the Context of Healthcare
Jennifer Kingswell
Drawing
Shared humanity across the medical spectrum is valued with exceptional insight
Crumpled Sheets
Amy McKenzie
Collage
A multi-sensory embodiment of depression
Fire and Snow
Anonymous
Poetry
The early trauma of visiting the poet’s mother’s in hospital re-visited
The Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Thomas Hodgson
Drawing
The patient’s shaken life-world when faced with an initially invisible, degenerative condition
Doubt
Sally
Poetry
A young doctor on a ward feeling inadequate and overwhelmed despite his committment to the medical profession
Dear Diary
Barry Main
Prose
Prose in diary form – composite fictional account. based on observations of patients in an oncology clinic
Isolation
Georgina Mair
Painting
The necessity of patient-centred care within dementia
Disability in Healthcare
Fatima Rashed – A call for sensitivity and practical action in terms of disability awareness – to support access and individual difference throughout healthcare
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