NHS Forest Newsletter - November 2020
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Space to Breathe
New research from the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare highlights the value of green space at health facilities in supporting staff wellbeing. More than 160 attendees joined our online launch event in October to share the findings from this work.
The year-long study, at three NHS Forest sites, was carried out in collaboration with the University of Essex and with support from the Health Foundation. Watch a recording of the webinar here including presentations from Louise Pramas, Transformation Lead, NHS England and NHS Improvement, and Dr Valerie Gladwell, from the School of Sports, Rehabilitation and Exercise Science at the University of Essex.
The Space to Breathe summary and full report are available on the CSH website
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Woodland Walkway
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood, Middlesex, has won charitable funding for a ‘Woodland Walkway’. The scheme, developed in close consultation with staff, will provide an inviting green circuit through lawn and woodland at the site. The hospital was historically a TB sanatorium whose lawns and terraces were used for ‘open air treatment’ of the disease. The walkway will include signage to celebrate this heritage, an accessible path, seating and meadow areas. Funding for the scheme has come from East and North Hertfordshire Hospitals’ Charity and the Heathrow Community Trust.
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Trees to give away
It's that time of the year when we can enjoy planting trees. Due to generous sponsorship from Ecosia and an unprecedented rise in personal sponsorship we have plenty of trees to give away to our healthcare sites. So do get in touch here and let's increase tree cover whilst helping to provide improvements to health, carbon mitigation and air quality, to name just a few of the benefits!
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Site of the month
Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford has been working hard to create a fantastic Covid Memorial Garden as a tribute to NHS staff who have lost their lives, past and present, and as a thank you to all clinical and non-clinical NHS colleagues for the incredible work they do. The design of the garden is circular representing wholeness, eternity, life without beginning or end, perfection and enlightenment. This combines well with the year-round white flowers in the garden with green or silver/grey foliage, which provide a beautiful scent. Once the hedges have grown, the garden will have a sense of seclusion, privacy and enclosure, allowing it to be a space for contemplation.There are also sculptures in the garden representing people hugging one another.
For more information about the garden please click here |
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