Join us at the NHS Forest Conference 2019 Theme for our 10 year celebration: Engaging communities with green space for health
Friday 11 October 2019, 9:30am - 3:30pm
This conference will bring together clinicians, estate managers, conservation workers, artists and researchers to inspire the use of green space for the benefit of health, at healthcare centres across the country.
Hospital Estates Departments with experience of Sustainable Drainage Systems are invited to share their experience in a new study. The Greater London Authority is working with the Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) to develop good practice guidance on the better management of rainwater for buildings and their surrounding estates. Sustainable drainage comes in many forms, from rain gardens, swales and wetlands to permeable pavements. The guidance will showcase what can be achieved, highlight the benefits and offer practical advice.
This conference will bring together clinicians, estate managers, conservation workers, artists and researchers to inspire the use of green space for the benefit of health, at healthcare centres across the country.
The event is a celebration of ten years of the NHS Forest and green space network - an alliance of 190 healthcare centres working to make the most of their outdoor spaces for patients, staff and the wider community.
How can the environment contribute to people’s health? How can we mainstream environmental interventions within health and social care systems? Would you like to join our Greenspace and NHS Forest programme as a project officer to play a role in this important transformation?
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood, on the outskirts of London, is starting work on a two-year programme to redesign several green spaces in the hospital grounds. The Centre, run by East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, historically specialized in TB and retains its original sanatorium building, though now occupied by offices. Its terraces and balconies, once used for fresh air treatment, overlook a large expanse of lawn, with a grove of mature trees nearby.
We’re offering GP practices in Oxfordshire the chance to create havens for bumblebees as part of the Bee Healthy project. This new pilot scheme, run by the Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment in partnership with the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and Wild Oxfordshire, will provide funds and support to help two health centres plant bee-friendly borders in their grounds.
We are delighted to announce the return of our 2@2 trees campaign as part NHS Sustainability Day on the 21st March 2019. Watch our video here.
To join the campaign please plant 2 trees at 2pm. In previous years we have planted over 500 trees and it would be great if we could achieve this again! So if you would like to demonstrate your site’s commitment to sustainability and improve the green space for your staff, patients and local community do get in touch here.
Greening movements such as the Rewilding Britain Campaign advocate the reestablishment of natural processes to reverse ecological damage and provide nature with the opportunity to recover.(1) We’ve been looking into how organisations and individuals can follow these principles while making use of an important tool in forestry management: tree guards.
Could greenery, gardens and wild areas at NHS sites help combat workplace stress and improve staff wellbeing? A new research project led by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare will explore the value of green space and outdoor activities for health staff, with a focus on the work of three different health facilities. Each of the sites is a member of the NHS Forest, and has encouraged the active use of its green spaces to raise the quality of life for staff.
IWUN is a ground-breaking project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council to explore the links between natural environments in urban settings and mental wellbeing. It is led by a team in the Department of Landscape at the University of Sheffield, along with colleagues in the University of Derby and Herriot-Watt University, and a range of practice partners.
