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Over 90 NHS Forest sites have planted trees!
Published by sarah on Mon, 2012-07-09 20:20

The NHS Forest has over 90 sites registered with the project that have planted trees since 2009. The 2011/12 tree planting was particularly busy with many sites taking part in the tree planting for the NHS Sustainabiltiy Day of Action. The University Hospital, Coventry has now planted over 1000 trees, whilst NHS Forest Cornwall has been busy encouraging secondary school children to plant trees for the project. Broomfield hospital has engaged with teenagers from LOTA training and Essex County Council Training standards officers managing the existing growth and planting more trees.
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South Bristol Community Hospital joins the NHS Forest
Published by sarah on Mon, 2012-07-02 13:24

South Bristol Community Hospital has just joined the NHS Forest. As part of the development of the new hospital, 71 trees were planted around the site, covering a wide variety of species, trees have been planted around the perimeter of the hospital and in the patient garden. The trees include varieties of multi stems, single stems and evergreens, so the hospital will be surrounded with an element of nature all year round.
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Trees in the Townscape guidance is launched
Published by sarah on Tue, 2012-06-26 14:00

The Trees and Design Action Group has launched their Design Guidance: Trees in Townscapes which " offers 12 action-oriented principles spanning the range of planning, design, works and management issues that must be addressed for maximum economic, social and environmental returns.
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Sponsor a Tree or Make a pledge for World Environment Day- 5th June
Published by sarah on Mon, 2012-05-28 15:42

World Environment Day is on Tuesday 5th June. Why not sponsor a tree to be planted in the NHS Forest or make an environmental pledge such as cycling to work to mark the day. Last year both the NHS Supply Chain and Baxter Healthcare sponsored a tree for every environmental pledge made by staff in their organisation.
The trees sponsored by Baxter Healthcare were planted at the Royal Chesterfield hospital and those sponsored by NHS Supply Chain were planted at the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership and Broomfield Hospitals.
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Canterbury Christ Church University Opens its Jubilee Orchard on 21st May
Published by sarah on Tue, 2012-05-22 13:03

Canterbury Christ Church University planted its NHS Forest Golden Jubilee Orchard in January 2012 to celebrate its first 50 years of service to Kent and beyond. David Bellamy opened the orchard and led the walk around the North Homes campus on Monday 21st May.
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Greenspace Design Guidance for Health and Wellbeing is published
Published by sarah on Mon, 2012-05-14 16:51

'Greenspace Design for Health & Well-being' is now available as an FC Practice Guide and is very handy for NHS Estates looking to gain ideas as to how to create their NHS Forest site.

Co-authored by Aileen Shackell and Robin Walter, this guide aims to inspire everyone involved in healthcare to think how they might use their outdoor spaces for therapeutic purposes. There are practical Design Principles, lavish illustrations, before and after examples and a wealth of reference information.
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Yorkshire Ambulance Service plants 50 trees in their NHS Forest sites
Published by sarah on Tue, 2012-05-08 17:22

The Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) is working alongside the NHS Forest project to green NHS sites across the UK and provide a greener environment for its public and patients. YAS received a grant from First TransPennine Express (FTPE) and the Forestry Commission enabling them to plant 50 fruit trees at 11 sites across the Yorkshire region.
These trees are to improve the environment around the ambulance stations for its staff, but to also ensure that any public who pass the stations understand the importance of sustainable food, even on public service owned property.
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Building Links with Canadian Greenspace projects
Published by sarah on Tue, 2012-05-01 12:26

The NHS Forest has been making links with Canadian Greenspace projects. The NHS Forest Coordinator visited the New Patient Centre as part of the Royal Jubilee Hospital development in Victoria (British Columbia) and spoke with representatives of the Vancouver Island Health Authority. They have recently created a green roof as part of their new development and a garden for staff, patients and visitors to enjoy including a reflection area and waterfall.
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NHS Forest Sites get planting trees for NHS Sustainability Day of Action
Published by sarah on Fri, 2012-03-30 19:43

Many of our NHS Forest sites throughout the country took part in tree planting in support of the NHS Sustainability Day of Action. Thanks to everyone for your hard work in making this such a successful day.
The following sites have further detail of their tree planting on their site pages.
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NHS Forest sites have planted over 10,000 trees
Published by sarah on Mon, 2012-03-26 16:45

The NHS Forest sites have planted over 10,000 trees so far, thank you to everyone who has taken part in the project so far and for all their hard work in making this success possible. We look forward to recording the next 10,000 trees!
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