Professor Hilary Bungay

Hilary is a highly experienced academic with extensive experience in research, learning and teaching. She has a special interest in researching arts, culture, health and wellbeing and has published widely in this area. She has also completed research and evaluation of the delivery and organisation of health care services.

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ResearchGate profile: Hilary Bungay

Background

Professor Bungay has been researching in the field of Arts and Health research for over 18 years and has been Principal and Co-investigator for a number of externally funded research projects exploring the impact of the arts on health and wellbeing. Her research spans across a range of different settings including: residential care homes, the community, acute hospitals, and schools.

In addition to her research in the field of Arts and Health, Hilary has also undertaken health services research and most recently has worked with a local Air Ambulance Trust who fund a Research Fellow based within the University undertaking research and evaluation of their service.

Research interests

• Culture, Arts Health and Well-being
• Social Prescribing
• Health Service Research
• Older People
• Qualitative Research
• Systematic and Rapid Reviews

Her main research focus is the field of Arts, Health, and Wellbeing and recent projects include: exploring the impact of participatory arts on social relationships for older people in residential care settings, collaborative working between artist and care home staff, the impact of a museum-based arts activities on loneliness and older people, and a project looking at how ‘arts in nature’ practice with children can be scaled up and implemented more widely using community volunteers in schools. She has undertaken research and evaluation using qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods and has also used art- based data collection methods in her research.

She was a founding member and co-lead of the HeMS Arts and Well-being Research Interest Group, which has now evolved into the cross-faculty Arts, Health and Wellbeing Network, which she continues to co-lead.

Areas of expertise

• Arts Culture and Wellbeing Research
• Health Services Research

Areas of research supervision

Hilary is an experienced supervisor and examiner of Doctoral students.

• PhD, Professional Doctorate in health and social care (PrD), Professional Doctorate in Education supervision (EdD) and Masters Major Project supervision
• Internal and External Doctoral Examiner

Doctoral completions to date:

• The relationship between physical activity, hospital admission and health status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2nd Supervisor)
• Recurrent Foot Ulceration Incidence and Location (3rd Supervisor)
• Assessment of health related quality of life tools for patients with MS and production of MS patient sensitive tool (2nd Supervisor)
• Knowledge Mobilisation in Youth Mental Health: Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice through Absorptive Capacity (1st Supervisor)
• Exploring the experiences and quality of life of Black African caregivers of people with dementia (1st Supervisor)
• Preventing physical health comorbidities in Early Intervention Services for Psychosis: A multi-professional approach to physical health promotion (1st Supervisor)
• An exploration of the factors influencing paramedics to move from NHS ambulance service employment to work in roles traditionally filled by doctors and nurses (1st Supervisor)

Current PhD and Professional Doctorate Supervision

• Effectiveness of the implementation of a sound-activated noise display in an acute medical ward on night-time noise levels and staff awareness: An explanatory sequential mix-method study (1st Supervisor)
• An exploration into student experiences after receiving support from wellbeing services within a secondary school (1st Supervisor)
• Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Communication Interventions in Pre-School Education Settings for Autistic Pre-Schoolers. (1st Supervisor)
• Young people’s conceptualisation of mental health: a participatory enquiry. (3rd Supervisor)
• Quality of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA): development and validation of a quality metric. (2nd Supervisor)

Qualifications

• PGCLT (Canterbury Christ Church University
• PhD in Social Policy and Administration, “Pathways in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Women with Breast Cancer: The Significance of Delay”, University of Kent
• MA Health Studies University of Kent
• Higher Diploma of the College of Radiographers
• Diploma of the College of Radiographers

Memberships, editorial boards

• Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• Associate Member Royal Society of Public Health
• AHRC Peer Review College
• Joint Editor Public Health special issue- Creativity Health and Wellbeing
• Culture Health and Wellbeing Network
• Arts and Health Network
• Editorial Board International Journal for Arts and Health
• Editorial Board Nordic Journal of Culture, Arts and Health

Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange

• Branching Out: Tackling mental health inequalities in schools with community artscapers, funder UKRI, (Co-investigator)
• ARCHE2 Artist Residencies in Care Homes Evaluation with Magic Me Funded by The Paul Hamlyn Foundation (Joint Principal Investigator)
• Dancing for Health: A service evaluation on behalf of Addenbrookes Charitable Trust (Principal Investigator)
• “What is the impact of creative arts and cultural participation in building community relationships for older people in care settings?” Funded by Arts Council England (Joint Principal Investigator)
• Critical Review: Caregivers perceptions of the value of the arts in therapeutic and Clinical settings. Funded by AHRC (Principal Investigator)
• The impact of using Assistant/Associate practitioners in health care settings: A service evaluation. Funded by Local Education Training Boards (LETBs) of Cambridgeshire and Essex (Co-investigator)
• What are the key factors in the successful implementation of assistant practitioner roles in a health care setting? Funded by Cambridgeshire and Essex Workforce Commissioning Groups (Co-investigator)
• Feasibility assessment for the use of the arts in the promotion of health of children and young people project Funded by Lambeth PCT (Principal Investigator)
• The information and support needs of men aged 75+ with prostate cancer Funded by Prostate Cancer Charity (Principal Investigator)

Consultancy

Worthwhile Waiting Consultancy on behalf of Meridian Primary Care Trust

Dancing in the Museum Consultancy for Cambridge Museums Trust

Stakeholder Consultation conducted on behalf of Essex County Council (Co-investigator)

Selected recent publications

Jensen, A., Holt, N., Honda, S. and Bungay, H., The impact of Arts on Prescription on individual health and wellbeing: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, p.1412306.

Dadswell, A., Bungay, H., Acton, F. and Walshe, N., 2024. Branching Out: Mobilising community assets to support the mental health and wellbeing of children in primary schools. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, p.1386181.

Dadswell, A., Wilson, C. and Bungay, H., 2024. Sustainable Creative Practice with Older People: A Collaborative Approach between Arts and Care Sectors. Sustainability, 16(9), p.3587. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su16093587

Bungay, H., Walshe, N., &Dadswell, A. 2024. Mobilising volunteers to deliver a school-based arts-in-nature practice to support children’s mental health and wellbeing: a modified e-Delphi Study with primary school staff, Cogent Education, 11:1, DOI:10.1080/2331186X.2023.2298047

Walshe, N., Bungay, H., & Dadswell, A. 2023. Sustainable Outdoor Education: Organisations Connecting Children and Young People with Nature through the Arts. Sustainability, 15(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/su15053941.

Bungay, H., Jensen, A. and Holt, N., 2023. Critical perspectives on Arts on Prescription. Perspectives in Public Health, p.17579139231170776.

Bungay, H., Wilson, C., Dadswell A., & Munn-Giddings, C., (2023) Arts and creativity: maintaining mental wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdowns in UK universities, Journal of Further and Higher Education, DOI:10.1080/0309877X.2023.2175650

Efstathopoulou, L., Sanderson, P. and Bungay, H. (2022), "Exploring the ability of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to respond to new valuable knowledge: the influence of professionals and internal organisational processes", Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHRJ-11-2021-0083

Wilson, C., Munn-Giddings, C., Bungay, H. and Dadswell, A., 2022. Arts, cultural and creative engagement during COVID-19: Enhancing the mental wellbeing and social connectedness of university staff and students. Nordic Journal of Arts, Culture and Health, 4(1), pp.1-13. doi: https://doi.org/10.18261/njach.4.1.2

Jensen, A., Bungay, H. (2021). Swedish primary healthcare practitioners’ perspectives on the impact of arts on prescription for patients and the wider society: a qualitative interview study. BMC Health Serv Res 21, 1277 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07258-7

Efstathopoulou L. & Bungay H., 2021 Mental Health and Resilience: Arts on Prescription for Children and Young People in a school setting. Public Health 198: 196-199 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.07.021

Bungay, H. and Hughes, S. (2021) 'Older people’s perceptions of the impact of Dance for Health sessions in an acute hospital setting: a qualitative study', BMJ Open, 11, e044027. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044027

McLachlan, S. and Bungay H. (2021) 'Consensus on research priorities for [organisation blinded for peer review] Air Ambulance: A Delphi study', Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine.

Bungay, H. and Jacobs C. (2020) 'Dance for Health: The perceptions of healthcare professionals of the impact of music and movement sessions for older people in an acute hospital setting', International Journal of Older People Nursing. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12342

Dadswell, A., Bungay, H., Wilson, C. and Munn-Giddings, C. (2020) 'The impact of participatory arts in promoting social relationships for older people within care homes', Perspectives in Public Health. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913920921204

Bungay, H., Hughes, S., Jacobs, C. and Zheng, J. (2019) 'Dance for Health: The impact of creative dance sessions on older people in an acute hospital setting', Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research Policy and Practice. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2020.1725072

Meshe, O. F., Bungay, H. and Claydon, L. S. (2019) 'Participants’ experiences of the benefits, barriers, and facilitators of attending a Community-based Exercise Programme for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease', Health and Social Care in the Community. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12929

Wilson, C., Dadswell A., Bungay, H. and Munn-Giddings, C. (2019) 'The role of participatory arts in developing reciprocal relationships amongst older people: A conceptual review of the literature', Journal of Aging and Social Change, 9(4), pp. 1-16.

Recent presentations and conferences

Participatory arts and older people – addressing loneliness and social isolation? 1st International Prescribing Art Conference Thessaloniki Greece 10-12 October 2024

The impact of Arts on Prescription on individual health and wellbeing: (with Jensen, A., Holt, N., Honda, S) 1st International Prescribing Art Conference Thessaloniki Greece 10-12 October 2024

Branching Out: Mobilising Community Assets to Support the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children in Schools. (with Walshe, N., Dadswell, A. & Acton, F) European Educational Research Association: European Conference of Educational Research- EERA:ECER (Nicosia, Cyprus, 27-30 August, 2024).

The impact of Arts on Prescription on individual health and wellbeing: A systematic review with meta-analysis (with Jensen, A., Holt, N., Honda, S): International Social Prescribing Conference, London, UK, June 2024

Exploring Culture & Health Social Prescribing in Chelmsford. (with Dadswell, A.) FHeMs Annual Faculty Research Conference, Online, May 2024.

Artists Residencies in Care Homes (ARCH): Supporting artists & care homes to work together to deliver best artistic practices for residents. (with Wilson, C., & Dadswell, A) . 11th International Health Humanities Network Conference, University of Derby 21-23 September 2023

Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in the pre-hospital setting: experiences of Essex & Herts Air Ambulance. (with McLachlan, S., & Vasireddy, A. Anglia Ruskin University Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care Research Conference (2021).

Building Connections: Challenging loneliness among older adults through partnership, co-production, and cultural participation. Oral presentation, International Conference Culture Health and Wellbeing (virtual conference), 21-23 June 2021.

How a university community engaged with arts and cultural activities during lockdown. Oral presentation (with Munn-Giddings, C., Dadswell A., Wilson, C.,), International Conference Culture Health and Wellbeing (virtual conference), 21-23 June 2021.

Swedish primary healthcare practitioners’ perspectives on the impact of Arts on Prescription for patients and the wider society. Oral presentation (with Jensen, A.), International Conference Culture Health and Wellbeing (virtual conference), 21-23, June 2021.

Media experience

How creativity on prescription can improve on mental and physical health. The Conversation, 5 April 2018.