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Work Packages

Our Current Work Packages (2025 - 2027)

WP 

Work Package Title 

Purpose 

Persons Responsible 

WP1 

Governance and Project Management 

To provide strong regional leadership, accountability and coordination for the Creative Health System
  • Rowan Bailey (Principal Investigator, University of Huddersfield) 
  • Nikki Hill (Programme Manager, University of Huddersfield) 
  • Joanne Goddard (Finance & Compliance Officer, University of Huddersfield) 
  • Victoria Hume (Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance) 

WP2 

Creative Health Regional Network Development 

To build and sustain a connected regional creative health community
  • Pip Goff (Consortium Lead, Forum Central, Leeds) 
  • Fran Coard (Place‑Based Coordinator, Leeds Arts Health and Wellbeing Network / University of Leeds)

WP3 

Mapping Creative Health Provision and Case Study Development 

To evidence and make visible creative health activity across West Yorkshire
  • Collette Brauns (Consortium Lead, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) 
  • Estelle Cooper (Place‑Based Coordinator, Bradford Culture Company)

WP4 

West Yorkshire Creative Health Strategy 

To co‑create a shared regional vision and strategic framework
  • Jenny Rogers (Consortium Lead, Wakefield Council) 
  • Stacey Durham (Place‑Based Coordinator, University of Huddersfield) 

WP5 

Marketing and Communications 

To deliver clear, accessible and strategic marketing and communications that raise the profile, coherence and impact of the West Yorkshire Creative Health System across the region.
  • University of Huddersfield 

WP6 

Funding and Commissioning Development 

To create sustainable funding and investment pathways for creative health 
  • David McQuillan (Consortium Lead, SWYPFT NHS) 
  • Liz Towns‑Andrews (Health Innovation Campus, University of Huddersfield) 
  • Rowan Bailey (National Creative Health Hub, University of Huddersfield) 
  • Jim Farmery (Production Park) 

WP7 

Workforce Development in Creative Health 

To support a resilient, skilled and diverse creative health workforce 
  • Gavin Clayton (HOOT Creative Arts)
  • Jaime Nalson (Kirklees Council)
  • Richard D Smith (Kirklees Council (Consortium Lead – shared) 
  • Emma Andrews (Place‑Based Coordinator, University of Huddersfield)  
  • Nicola Stenberg (University of Huddersfield)