Reports - Durham University

Reports and Other Outputs

As well as academic publications our team and projects regularly create and contribute to other outputs and resources which are aimed at the wider medical humanities community including health practitioners, people with lived experience and the voluntary sector.

MedHums 101: What is Medical Humanities?

Introducing ten core ideas and ways of working central to the critical medical humanities. Produced by The Polyphony in 2025.

The Institute for Medical Humanities: 2018-2023

A celebration of the achievements and activities of the IMH between 2018 and 2023, sharing insights into our projects, practices and collaborations.

Creative Facilitation Report

A report outlining the development and impact of creative facilitation at Durham's IMH. Published in 2022.

Overcoming Barriers to Progress in Medical Humanities

This 2022 report explores barriers to progress in the medical humanities, successes and opportunities, and where change or adaptation might be needed.

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Hearing the Voice (2012-2022)

This brochure presents a selection of research and engagement findings from over a decade’s worth of work from Hearing the Voice.

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Life of Breath Policy Report

This report outlines findings on the holistic experience of breathlessness, exploring the impact of cultural, philosophical, historical and social contexts.

Websites and Other Resources

A selection of online resources from previous IMH projects.

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Institute for Medical Humanities

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