Room for You Hospital Arts

Mission

Room for You Hospital Arts aims to offer a safe, accepting and transforming space within the Northern Centre for Cancer Care, where patients and carers can engage in art activities and/or conversation. This can act as a helpful distraction and give respite from the distressing and uncertain world of cancer. We aim to meet the patient or carer where they are in their unique journey, in a respectful, caring and supportive way.

The Arts Service aims to produce very high quality, cost-effective and appropriate art work, which enhances the environment for patients and carers and the working environment for staff.

Vision

The Room for You arts project has shown a way in which art can be used within cancer treatment to provide humanity and emotional support. Our aim is to promote the methods we use as a model for work in other centres.

‘Love all the work around - it’s beautiful’

‘What you do is as important as the medical side of things’

‘What I think of your work here is - I feel more like a person and not a walking illness when I’m here.’