Tonic Arts Network: Drop in sessions to celebrate the festive season

Join the Tonic Arts team for pre-Christmas arts drop-in, running at the same time in three hospitals. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to create some Christmas themed decorations that you can take away whilst chatting to the tonic team.  Feel free to come for 5 minutes or stay for the hour, it’s a really relaxed session to start your Christmas decorations.

Date: Thursday, 26 November 2026
Time: 12:00-13:00
Location:  RIE (Mall); REH (the Broch or canteen TBC); WGH (Staff Wellbeing Centre or Canteen TBC)

Network members will be sent a calendar invite for this session. If you’re not yet part of our Tonic Arts Network, this is a great opportunity to get involved and connect with others championing nature-based approaches to health and wellbeing across NHS Lothian.

Who is it for?

These network sessions are suitable for current network members and any NHS Lothian staff or voluntary sector partners who feel passionately about the benefits of arts and creativity and their potential to improve health and wellbeing.

Why Should I Attend?

Our Tonic Arts Network focuses on connecting people, fostering collaboration, and sharing ideas across the network. We always aim to facilitate meaningful discussions and explore ways to support the network’s shared goals of improving wellbeing, sharing knowledge, and fostering partnerships.

Our Tonic Arts events are a great way to:

Contribute to professional development
Share ideas and learning
Make connections with others

Upcoming dates

We run a series of events throughout the year to connect people and practice across NHS Lothian and beyond. We will be featuring some of the amazing projects that are already happening and hear about how people have collaborated to overcome some of the barriers.

Our next events will be:

2nd March 2027: 12 – 1