Art in the National Health Service : a report / by the DHSS.

  • Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Security
Date:
[1984?]
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: Art in the National Health Service : a report / by the DHSS. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Foreword This report was commissioned by the Works Group Development Directorate of the Department of Health and Social Security and was completed between January and April 1983. It is concerned only with visual art in NHS buildings in England. A survey of arts of all kinds in health buildings in Great Britain would be a major undertaking, although undoubtedly worthwhile. The author is aware of visual art schemes in health buildings in Scotland and Wales, but was unable to include them in this report. The report is intended to be a working document, not a definitive study. For this reason, each chapter is more or less autonomous. Some repetition has been inevit- able in order to achieve this and actual case studies have been used to illustrate different approaches or examples of funding. A detailed summary of art provision in NHS buildings in England is given in