Greenspace design for health and wellbeing
In 2010 Aileen Shackell Landscape Design was commissioned by the Forestry Commission and the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare to write Greenspace Design for Health and Wellbeing. The publication highlights the benefits of being outdoors, and aims to inspire those involved with outdoor spaces to use them for therapeutic purposes. More specifically, it will also help those projects which form part of the NHS Forest in England. The guidance is relevant to all NHS facilities, from the largest hospital to the smallest health centre but will also have a wider application wherever health and wellbeing is important, in places such as care homes and special schools.
"The publication is already proving to be influential in changing thinking amongst opinion formers and decision makers in the NHS. Before the publication, we encountered widespread resistance (or at least scepticism) around the concept of greening the NHS estate (though there were a few Boards who 'got it') and we struggled to spend funds piloting schemes. Now we are in a situation where demand far outstrips supply and most Boards are keen to adopt the thinking and practices espoused in the publication." James Ogilvie - the Forestry Commission
Click here to download a copy. An A3 document summarising the key messages in the Guide is available here.
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