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Therapeutic gardens

WEBHealthcare sites with therapeutic gardens. One flagship initiative is the Grow your Own project at Guild Lodge, a medium secure mental health hospital in Preston. Launched in …

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Nature-based solutions are key for health, not just climate

WEBA Health Walk in East Oxford. Photo: Carey Newson / Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Nature-based …

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New guide: Greenspace design for health and well-being

WEBEvaluation report: Green Space for Health 2021-22. In late 2020 the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH) was awarded a grant of £544,565 from the …

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Meadows on healthcare sites

WEBThe benefits spread well beyond the bees. We know from our research with NHS Forest sites how much health staff value opportunities to spend time in green space and fresh …

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Evidence Archive

WEBEvidence. The NHS Forest’s database of evidence and resources covers all aspects of green space and health. We have compiled the most relevant academic research, …

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CSH awarded Green Recovery Challenge funding for national …

WEBHumans need trees for mental and physical health. Humans need trees for health and proximity to nature has demonstrated significant benefits for mental and …

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Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

WEBThe NHS Forest is run by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH). CSH is a registered charity based in Oxford that develops knowledge and resources to support the NHS and …

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A Covid-19 recovery strategy: Green prescribing for health

WEBTo help the UK recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and reduce future pressures on the NHS, the government has announced a two-year green prescribing …

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Green Walking in Mental Health Recovery

WEBGreen Walking in Mental Health Recovery is a project that aims to promote and improve access to green spaces for adult psychiatric inpatients. People with severe mental …

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Space to Breathe: study on staff wellbeing

WEBThe study found: At each of the sites, 83-89% of staff said they would like to spend more time in green space at their site than they were doing. Benefits described included …

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Happy to be outside: mental health and nature

WEBHome Latest Happy to be outside: mental health and nature. The NHS Forest vision is for patients and healthcare professionals to have access to adequate …

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Green Space and Health course

WEBThe course is intended for health and social care professionals in primary, secondary or social care, including those working in mental health and rehabilitation and …

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Hospital rangers

WEBHospital rangers. The NHS Forest isn’t just about expanding and enhancing green spaces on healthcare sites – it is also, crucially, about increasing engagement with those …

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Green social prescribing: the power of a natural prescription

WEBGreen social prescribing is a practice that involves healthcare professionals referring patients to non-clinical interventions within nature-based activities or …

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Outdoor workplace wellbeing

WEBNatureWell: Our outdoor wellbeing project for NHS staff. In June 2021, the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare launched a programme of ‘NatureWell’ sessions for staff at NHS …

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Meadows Health and Wellbeing Route, Cardiff

WEBThe Meadows Health and Wellbeing Route in Cardiff, Wales is part of Magnificent Meadows Cymru, a programme funded by the Welsh Government that is working to …

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IPCC Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability …

WEBThe cumulative scientific evidence is unequivocal: Climate change is a threat to human well-being and planetary health. Any further delay in concerted anticipatory …

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