Cross-party group on arts and health: the health and wellbeing of the people of Wales
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The effects of loneliness and isolation are recognised by the NHS as key priority areas to improve the health and wellbeing of the population.
The shift away from traditional, hospital-centred models of service delivery, as called for in A Healthier Wales, means that the time is right to realise the benefits that arts and health initiatives can have on the health and wellbeing of the people of Wales.