RESOURCES

Useful Reading

TitleAuthor(s)Contents
The Growing Value of XR in Healthcare (2020)XR Health AllianceKey report, outlining current picture and potential for economic growth
Creating a Sustainable Future for XR Healthcare in the UK XR Health AlliancePresentation, including ’20 Applications of XR in Healthcare’
Immersive Arts and Creative Health (2025)Creative Synthesist / Jane HearstSynergies between immersive innovation and creative health
Culture and Heritage Capital: Monetising the Impact of Culture and Heritage on Health and Wellbeing (2024)DCMS / Frontier Economics
APPG on Arts, Health and Wellbeing and NCCH: Creative Health Review (2023)National Centre for Creative Health (NCCH)
Subjective Wellbeing Evidence Review (2025)Arts Council EnglandMeasuring impacts of arts and culture on individual and community wellbeing
Creative Industries Council: Health and Wellbeing Forum Report (2025)Creative Industries CouncilSummary of evidence around creativity
and culture for health and wellbeing. Features immersive experience Soul Paint as a case study.
2022 Immersive Economy ReportImmersive Tech Network
Inclusive Immersive: A model for accessible
arts practice integrating technology, creativity
and collaboration
(2025)
Coventry UniversityA toolkit for accessibility and inclusifvity in immersive arts practices
Ida XR Diversity & Inclusion ReportsIda XR StudioReports on diversity, equality and inclusivity in immersive media and creative tech industries
StoryFutures Xperience Research Report (2024)StoryFutures / Royal HollowayPiloting a network of venues offering wider forms of screen culture through XR (with BFI)
StoryFutures Connect XR Toolkit (2024)StoryFutures / Royal HollowayA toolkit for new innovation pathways for immersive in health and community organisations
Guidance sheet on applying for Creative Health grants (2024)Arts Council England
Evidence summary for policy: The role of arts in improving health and wellbeing (2020)DCMS
Creative Health Quality FrameworkCulture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance / Jane WillisGuidance for delivering safe and effective creative health projects

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