NHS Forest

The NHS Forest conference will be on 2 Oct online. We are excited to welcome Dr Radha Modgil as our chair. As an NHS GP, broadcaster & author she is on a mission to bring about positive change to improve quality of life. Book your place: https://bit.ly/4oiRICH

NHS Forest awards - NHS Forest Each year we present NHS Forest awards to sites who have created inspiring green spaces and used them in particularly in

⌛Last chance to nominate your healthcare green space site for an NHS Forest Award. Nominations close midnight on 1 August. 👉https://nhsforest.org/nhs-forest-award-nomination/

Thinking of entering your site for the NHS Forest Awards? There's still time - nominations close on 1 Aug. The awards are a great way to recognise the hard work of staff, patients & volunteers in developing green spaces for health. Enter now: https://nhsforest.org/nhs-forest-award-nomination/

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The new NHS Social Value Playbook for procurement builds on the role of hospitals as anchor institutions that support broader social and economic development. The playbook sets out practical steps at each stage of procurement/commissioning. 👉 http://bit.ly/4f7X7bI

Green Walking for Mental Health – Healthcare Staff Networking Group A free event for anyone involved with or interested in setting up green walking for mental health in both community and

Booking is open for our Green Walking in Mental Health network group on 13 Aug 2pm. All health professionals welcome. This session will be focusing on our Green Health Routes project - a growing network of walking routes that support health. https://bit.ly/4mg4iB2

The NHS ten-year health plan is missing a crucial ingredient: nature Nature is medicine – so why has the government’s health plan ignored it?

This article in The Conversation from a team at King's College London discusses how far nature should have been part of the UK government's NHS ten-year plan. We'd love to know what you think.

https://theconversation.com/the-nhs-ten-year-health-plan-is-missing-a-crucial-ingredient-nature-260508

Sustainable Healthcare individual course Book your place This course offers an overview of the complex relationship between human health, climate change and the

New to sustainability in healthcare? Join our Sustainable Healthcare course on 29 July to start your journey. https://sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/what-we-do/education/sustainable-healthcare-individual-course/

Green Space and Health individual course Book your place This course offers an overview of the ways in which human health is inextricably linked to the health of

Thinking of starting a green space project at your healthcare site? Not sure how to get going? There's still time to book on to our Green Space for Health training course on 23 July. Don't miss out: https://sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/what-we-do/education/green-space-and-health-individual-course/

Sponsor the NHS Forest - NHS Forest Anyone can sponsor the NHS Forest. Sponsorship starts at £10 and supports NHS sites to make the most of their green spac

Your support helps create healthcare green spaces. For just £10, you can sponsor a tree that will:
🌿 Provide cleaner air for patients and staff
🦋 Create habitats for wildlife
🌱 Support healing environments
👉 Sponsor a tree today: https://nhsforest.org/get-involved/sponsor/
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NHS Forest awards - NHS Forest Each year we present NHS Forest awards to sites who have created inspiring green spaces and used them in particularly in

Nominate a healthcare site for an NHS Forest award. Submissions close 1 August https://bit.ly/4evZxk9

NHS Forest Conference 2025 - NHS Forest Healing Spaces, Thriving Communities: real-life strategies for outdoor environments and health The 2025 NHS Forest confe

Tickets for the NHS Forest conference are now available. £5 per ticket or email us directly if you need a free space - info@nhsforest.org. More details: https://nhsforest.org/about/nhs-forest-conference/nhs-forest-conference-2025/

Nature for Health - A Resource Hub for Healthcare Sites Join speakers from Natural England, the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and the NHS as they launch the new Nature for

There's still time to sign up for our Nature for Health webinar on 25 June at 12pm. Join speakers from CSH, Natural England and the NHS to discuss the new Nature for Health resource hub for healthcare sites and the future of nature on healthcare sites. https://bit.ly/4eixapx

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Where you live affects how much air pollution you are exposed to, and children, older people and people with health conditions are disproportionately impacted 🏠

Today is #CleanAirDay, tell your MP everyone should be able to access to cleaner air ⬇️

www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-day

This #CleanAirDay, we’re sharing green space projects, clinical actions & tools for change.
📣 Sign the letter for stronger UK air standards & explore our blog: https://sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/clean-air-is-critical-care-the-healthcare-case-for-action/
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The bee-friendly flowers at Aintree Hospital are part of wider plans to increase biodiversity across ‪the @nhsuhlg.bsky.social‬ estate. Thanks to ‪@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk‬ the team have also given away 1000 packs of seed mix for people to grow their own pollinator-friendly flowers at home.

Highlights so far have included hearing from Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust on embedding nature-based practice in secondary care, alongside talks on scaling up nature connection across NHS estates & other inspiring sessions on how we can deepen our relationship with nature.

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Our Green Space for Health Project Manager, Dan, is attending the Nature Connections Conference 2025, hosted by the University of Derby’s Nature Connectedness Research Group. For more info: www.derby.ac.uk/events/lates...

Tree planting on healthcare sites - NHS Forest Planting trees on healthcare sites creates better places to live and work. We are now taking requests for trees to be pl

The NHS Forest free tree scheme is open again! There's a wide variety of tree bundles to choose from for healthcare sites. It’s a smaller scheme this year & trees will be available on a first come, first served basis. Fill out an expression of interest form to get started. https://bit.ly/43E1JCc

Yesterday marked #WorldOceanDay. Whether you live near the sea or not, the state of our oceans affects human health everywhere. Learn more in our new, free online learning module about Nature and Healthcare developed in collaboration with Healthcare Ocean & @rskgroup.com.
https://bit.ly/4l2MTv3

Resources Archive - NHS Forest

The hub also features our brand-new Nature and Healthcare learning module developed with ‪@rskgroup.com‬ and Ocean Healthcare.
Visit: nhsforest.org/resources/fr...

This #WorldEnvironmentDay we are excited to launch Nature for Health - A Resource Hub for Healthcare Sites. This free online platform helps healthcare sites to develop green spaces for patients & staff. Developed with ‪@naturalengland.bsky.social‬ & ‪@england.nhs.uk‬
Visit: nhsforest.org/resources

NHS Forest awards - NHS Forest Each year we present NHS Forest awards to sites who have created inspiring green spaces and used them in particularly in

The NHS Forest Awards are open for nominations. Does your healthcare site have a special outdoor space or project that deserves a boost? Tell us about it! https://nhsforest.org/nhs-forest-award-nomination/

Our online NHS Forest conference is planned for 2 October and we are looking for our final few speakers. If you know of, or are running, any projects that explore how green spaces on healthcare sites can be used to support physical health conditions, please get in touch - info@nhsforest.org

NHS England — North East and Yorkshire » Northern Greener Week 2–6 June 2025 Join us for Northern NHS England Greener Week — a virtual celebration of the innovative and impactful work

Cath Richards, Rosie Hilson and Dan Loveard from CSH will all be speaking at the online Northern Greener NHS Week in June. CSH trustee Dr Mike Tomson will also be speaking. This promises to be a full and exciting week of talks and discussions. Book your place now. https://bit.ly/4kdVF9p

The Climate Coaltion is leading a mass lobby on 9 July. MPs will be asked to:
1. Fund communities hit hardest by climate change
2. Secure a greener fairer future for all 
3. Restore nature
Find out more & join the mass lobby: https://www.theclimatecoalition.org/act-now-change-forever

We're experiencing less rain than normal. Under normal conditions our tree bundles don't need watering. However, if the dry weather continues then we suggest following this advice from ‪@thetreecouncil.bsky.social‬ to help protect your small NHS Forest trees.
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6 people stood in a line in woodland behind large pile of invasive himalayan balsam that's just been uprooted to support woodland biodiversity

2 people engaged in clearing debris from a stream/wetland area

@nhsuhlg.bsky.social recently hosted several corporate volunteer days. Staff from @ukhsa.bsky.social, CS2 Chartered Surveyors, @rskgroup.com & DSM Demolition took part in ranger-led days at Aintree Hospital. Bookings for corporate volunteer days are being taken for Jul–Dec. Email info@nhsforest.org

Green Walking for Mental Health – Healthcare Staff Networking Group A free event for anyone involved with or interested in setting up green walking for mental health in both community and

Our Green Walking for Mental Health networking group is an inclusive space for healthcare professionals who want to support mental health recovery through access to green spaces. May’s session explores activity ideas for walking programmes. Join us 14 May at 14.00 online. https://bit.ly/3SmImr3

Trees and Green Spaces in Dementia Care and Prevention - NHS Forest Trees and Green Spaces in dementia care are an often overlooked ally in both prevention and improvement in quality of life.

As our population ages, dementia continues to present growing challenges for healthcare systems worldwide. While traditional care approaches are essential, there is emerging research pointing to an often overlooked ally: trees and green spaces.
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This week marked 6 years since Parliament declared an environment and climate change emergency This week marked 6 years since Parliament declared an environment and climate change emergency. That urgency hasn’t faded—it’s only grown louder. Yet the UK’s policies, plans and laws resemble “busine...

🚨 This week marked 6 years since the UK Parliament declared an environment and climate change emergency.

That urgency hasn’t faded but the UK’s policies, plans and laws resemble “business as usual”—not the emergency response we need.

📜 We need the #CANBill.

🐝 @labourlewis.bsky.social 🧵