DoWell Co-design Lecture series 2025-2026: Session 5. Pioneering Creative Health: How Greater Manchester Is Harnessing Culture and Creativity to Tackle Inequality and Improve Wellbeing

Speaker: Julie McCarthy is Strategic Lead for Creative Health at NHS Greater Manchester, leading the world’s first Creative Health City Region Strategy. Her work focuses on how culture can address health inequities through cross-sector collaboration.

Topic: Greater Manchester is the first region to launch a Creative Health Strategy (2022), aiming to harness creativity and culture to address inequalities and improve residents’ wellbeing. The talk highlights how culture is a pillar of the region’s Live Well approach, supporting healthier communities, economic growth, and innovation. It will showcase collaborations and new opportunities for partnership.