• The Poetry Takeaway

    A burger van that serves poems at St. Bartholomew’s hospital

  • Fred Sorrell, Mountain Path

    For his commission at the Royal London Hospital—Fred Sorrell’s first project for healthcare—the artist developed a series of paintings that form an installation for the Emergency X-Ray Department.

  • Diana Phiri-Witty, Welcome To Our Home

    Diana Phiri-Witty transforms the new Community Diagnostic Centre with patterned wall cladding and a series of framed prints. Divided into zones, each sub-wait has its own colourway that designates a different part of the centre.

  • Billy Mann, Discovery

    Over several weeks of workshops, patients and staff of the neurorehabilitation wards at The Royal London Hospital worked side by side with Headway East London artist Billy Mann to create artworks that reflect their experiences of recovery, resilience and connection.

  • Erin Hughes, Newham Horizons

    Erin Hughes undertook this major commission at Newham Hospital. Extending over two floors, the installation ​features landscape imagery based on green spaces around Newham Hospital.

  • Halina Edwards, Rising

    Halina Edwards transforms the North East London Child Sexual Abuse Hub into a relaxing and dynamic space, offering young people a sense of control over their surroundings.

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