Stories & Films

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Making Well (Spring) Storybank #1

The Fathom Trust's Making Well programme is creating a more soulful approach to health and healing based on craftsmanship, conservation, and contemplation.

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Exploring Archetypes At Work with a Paediatric Emergency Team

We were delighted to provide a day of whittling and exploring the Archetypes with Dr David Hannah, Clinical Lead for Paediatric Emergency Services and his team of 15 consultants and senior nurses.

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An Evaluation of Fathom’s value to the local community

A report from the Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR) based on three focus groups and 19 questionnaires with a group of 46 artisans, community members, clinicians, charity leaders.

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Assessing Fathom’s value to the community

In November, Fathom invited fifty artisans, community members, clinicians, charity leaders and academics to respond to the findings of our 'Making Well' green social prescribing programme.

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Making Well: A Social Return on Investment Report

This detailed report from Bangor University's Centre for Health Economics and Medicine's Evaluation presents an analysis of the social return of investment in Fathom's Making Well programme

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Making Well: A Good Practice Guide

This Good Practice Guide from Cardiff University identifies five key practices of the Fathom Trust's Making Well programme which it hopes will interest all those involved in green social prescribing.

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Making Well: an ethnography

This is an ethnographic study of our 'Making Well' green social prescribing programme. It is based on GoPro footage and field notes from a Cardiff University ethnographer.

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Whittling One’s Way Towards Personal & Professional Renewal

Burnout amongst health and social care workers is at an all time high. The Fathom Trust is responding with nature-based pastoral care retreats focused on craftsmanship, conservation and contemplation.

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Blade Shearing in the Brecon Beacons with a team of NHS Executive Directors

In June, we were delighted to host the Chief Executive from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and her Board of Executive Directors for a two-day leadership retreat.

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A short documentary featuring two participants in the Making Well Course

This film was produced by Cardiff & Vale University Health Board as part of the Regional Innovation Coordination Hub and supported by Cardiff University's Clinical Innovation Accelerator.

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A film introducing The Fathom Trust

Filmed in the winter of 2021, this film profiles interviews with key partners and films participants immersed in a number of different crafts during the Making Well course.

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Lowri’s Story

A short film observing Lowri's experience of our Making Well course

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