NHS staff, patients and the local community all have key roles to play in the NHS Forest project.
Welcome
The NHS Forest is an exciting new national project coordinated by the Campaign for Greener Healthcare. The project’s central aims are:
- Improving health of staff, patients and communities through increasing access to green space on or near to NHS land.
- Greening the NHS Estates and planting 1 tree per employee amounting to 1.3 million trees within the next 5 years.
- Encouraging greater social cohesion between NHS sites and the local community.
- Bringing together a range of professionals and volunteers to produce woodland that includes the use of art, food crops, woodfuel and biodiversity.
The NHS Forest is starting its main phase now in July 2010, having completed a pilot phase in 2009. This is a UK-wide project - do get involved!
Register with NHS Forest
Want to find out more? Interested in joining the NHS Forest? To find out more and receive a guidance pack click here to register with NHS Forest.
The NHS Forest is a project developed and sustained by a broad collaboration of many partners from environment and health. The governance of the project is by the Steering Group and the project is...
An essential mark of the success of the NHS Forest will be its long-term legacy. This project is not just about planting trees in the ground but more about engaging people with...
This map identifies the various sites around the UK which are involved in the NHS Forest. When a new site registers, they will automatically be included on our map. .
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