News from our Green Health Programme

Thanks to everyone who joined our latest Network Gathering! We had a fantastic, collaborative discussion focusing on the successful integration of therapeutic landscaping into the NHS estate

Nature-based programmes, such as gardening, conservation work, forest bathing, hillwalking, and other ‘green’ activities, could and should be an option at all stages of a person’s recovery journey.

We’re excited to share that the Staff Wellbeing Courtyard, located just off the OPD6 corridor at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE), officially opened on 22nd September.

Read all about what Beth has been busy doing at the Western General Hospital since joining the team!

It’s been a busy couple of months here at the RIE.

NHS Lothian Charity and Health in Mind are delighted to announce the launch of a new, centralised online resource dedicated to Green Social Prescribing in Lothian.

Ian Mackenzie, NHS Lothian Charity: Green Health Programme Manager, shares his reflections and takeaways from the recent Positive Health Network Gathering

TCV Senior Project Officer, Paul Barclay, shares his Spring blog as part of our joint Wild Ways Well project.

In a significant development for protecting wildlife across the NHS estate, NHS Lothian Charity has supported NHS Lothian in completing its Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) by a Health Board in Scotland.

Four years on, the hospital continues to uphold the high standard of the prestigious Green Flag award thanks to the hard work and dedication of the NHS Lothian Grounds and Gardens team, NHS Lothian Charity’s Green Health team, and a network of committed third sector partners.