Creative Clinic
@creativeclinic.bsky.social
Organisation that champions creativity as a wellbeing tool for doctors and medical students
Collage of autumn leaves made with tea and coffee and a spoon and felt tip pens, done at the workshop by the wonderful Liz Atkin, organised by Dr Nicola Davis and Dr Aruna Stannard who run the Creative Clinic, a wonderful initiative for creative activities for doctors. @creativeclinic.bsky.social
*Introducing Creative Clinic* Recently we have been working hard to champion creativity as a wellbeing tool for medics.
*Call for Submissions* In Feb we submitted a proposal to be part of a programme of ‘special edition’ events hosted by the National Poetry Library. We recently learnt our submission was accepted & we have been invited to take part in an online health-themed poetry showcase on 19/11/25!
FEATURED POET: Rema Jyothirmayi ‘Poetry picnic’ online event 3/7/25 Register via: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
FEATURED POET: Laura Webb ‘Poetry picnic’ 3/7/25 Everyone welcome - register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
POETRY PICNIC 4/7/25 1945 on zoom Registration now open! Following some lovely feedback from our previous event in January 2025, we are excited to announce another evening of poetry. We hope you can join us for a Poetry Picnic!
Save the date: we’ve got another poetry event for you!
Hi everyone! So we have a new plan for book club. We are taking it online to zoom! We hope you can join us virtually to discuss Kala by Colin Walsh. Jul 9, 2025 8 PM GMT Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... All book fans welcome, you don’t have to work in oncology! Please share too!
I’ve recently discovered a new creative hobby: embroidery/ cross stitch. I bought a small cross stitch kit from hobbycraft & really enjoyed making the butterfly. Then I was gifted some beautiful kits from cotton_clara so have moved onto these cute funghi.
Only two weeks to go on the Poetry Competition. Get your entries in as soon as you can. www.therialto.co.uk/pages/nature...
I’m reading Expert by Roger Kneebone for @oncologybookclub.bsky.social Fascinated by this section when he describes how an expert embroiderer and vascular surgeon learn from each other; a beautiful example of connection between creativity & medicine.
Thanks to a friend that sent me this photo she took in London! Completely agree!
Are you interested in running a creative workshop for drs for us? I’m looking to get some more online events in the diary for this year. Please reply or email crxeate@gmail.com if this is something you’re interested in!
You still have time to register for our 1st free online event: everyone welcome, medics and non medics alike, come join us for a lovely evening of poetry. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
FEATURED POET: Sarah Raybould ‘Doctors can be poets too’ 14/1/25 Register via: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Sarah is a poet and GP working in the Derbyshire Peak District.
FEATURED POET: Rema Jyothirmayi ‘Doctors can be poets too’ online event 14/1/25 Rema is a consultant oncologist at the Kent Oncology Centre. She was born in South India & grew up there, before moving to the UK in her late twenties.
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Creative Clinic@creativeclinic.bsky.social · 2y ago‘Doctors can be poets too’ Sign up for our free online event: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Everyone is very welcome (you don’t have to be a medic!) Please share too.
‘Doctors can be poets too’ Sign up for our free online event: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Everyone is very welcome (you don’t have to be a medic!) Please share too.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Crxeate: Doctors can be poets too. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
An evening online to celebrate poetry written & read by medics. Come along and listen to some wonderful verse. With an open mic section for other medics in the audience to share their words too! Free ...
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FEATURED POET: Aruna Stannard ‘Doctors can be poets too’ online event 14/1/25 Scribbling away since childhood, Aruna only started reading and writing poetry in earnest last year after attending an online course. She writes most often about daily life, the ‘small things’.
This looks brilliant from @clairedocdavies.bsky.social
Dr Claire Davies @clairedocdavies.bsky.social · 2y agoNew Moon Writing for medical women is tomorrow at 7pm GMT for 1.5 hrs. 🩺✍🏼 The aim is simply to write together in a group. No experience necessary. Booking link here: www.tickettailor.com/events/drcla...
@64millionartists.bsky.social Day 1: my word of 2025 - HOPE #januarychallenge2025 Got the oil pastels out the cupboard for this one!
FEATURED POET: Elizabeth Osmond ‘Doctors can be poets too’ 14/1/25 Elizabeth is a consultant neonatologist in Bristol & a published poet who has won prizes in the Hippocrates competitions in 2021 & 2024 & the Clevedon Literature Festival in 2024.
A lovely new years poem from a poet who will be reading at our event on 14/1/25! @remajyo.bsky.social
Rema Jyothirmayi@remajyo.bsky.social · 2y agoAnd so we are in 2025. January 1st, isn’t it just another day? #poetry #newyear
FEATURED POET: Dr Vicky Thomas ‘Doctors can be poets too’ event 14/1/24 Vicky lives in Newcastle. She enjoys swapping between more traditional poetic structures & less conventional ways of writing.
This makes for a lovely creative thread from @annabav.bsky.social
Anna Baverstock@annabav.bsky.social · 2y agoWhat did you make in 2024 that you enjoyed?I learnt to knit socks @jessmorgan.bsky.social @drkidneyash.bsky.social @crxeate.bsky.social @liangrhea.bsky.social @brigidrussell51.bsky.social @charliepsych.bsky.social @emhealthpsych.bsky.social @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social @bedsidereading.bsky.social
FEATURED POET: Dr Catherine Bell ‘Doctors can be poets too’ event 14/1/5 Catherine is a GP in Derbyshire, who rediscovered writing poetry during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Do you know any medics that love being creative or would like to explore their creative side? Please do share our account so we can build our network!
Happy Christmas everyone! Hope you can find some time for creativity, and have given and received some creative gifts. I’ve been very lucky and was gifted a voucher for my favourite local art shop and this lovely book.
Come and join us for this free New Year’s online reading & open mic! Link to register in the thread below. #healthhumanities #poetryasmedicine #ukpoets #academicsky #medicsky
Creative Clinic@creativeclinic.bsky.social · 2y agoFEATURED POET: GITA RALLEIGH ‘Doctors can be poets too’ 14/1/25 Gita is a poet, writer & doctor born to Indian immigrant parents in London. She teaches creative writing to science undergraduates at Imperial College & has an MA in Creative Writing and an MSc in Medical Humanities.
