Laura Waters is Head of Arts for the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, leading the Air Arts team to provide high quality artistic and cultural experiences for staff and patients across five hospital sites. With an MSc in Environmental Psychology and an LRSM in Music Performance, Laura combines these two areas of expertise in her work and is particularly interested in how environment impacts wellbeing at hospitals.
Laura is also a trustee for the Association of British Orchestras Trust and a member of the Orchestras in Healthcare steering group, with a particular interest in supporting and training orchestral musicians to work in hospital settings.
As co-chair for the National Arts in Hospitals Network, Laura leads on national arts in health projects and promotes arts in hospitals throughout the UK and internationally.