Our Trust has joined a partnership which aims to promote best use of green spaces at healthcare sites nationwide.
We’re now part of NHS Forest, an alliance of health sites which are working to transform their green space to realise its full potential for health, wellbeing and biodiversity, and to encourage engagement with nature.
As part of this partnership, we have received 50 trees for planting on our site, helping us contribute to the NHS goal of net zero carbon by 2040 and increasing biodiversity across our estates.
Once we have planted the trees, we will have a programme to look after them as they grow, working with local community group the Bread Kitchen, which has already helped us with environmental projects including the Burrage Centre garden.
NHS Forest is run by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, an independent UK charity, as part of its Green Space for Health programme, and has seen more than 100,000 trees planted at more than 360 healthcare sites across the UK.
The first of our 50 trees have been planted in the garden area outside our Concept Ward. This area is designed to be a quiet space where both patients and staff can relax while enjoying a break in the fresh air.
