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Despite the wealth of scientific research on the health-promoting values of nature in space, incorporating indoor plants in the design of healthcare facilities has significant challenges. Given the…
The need for evidence-based practice in health care is now well accepted. Best practice is likely to change over time with the emergence of new research evidence and may be influenced by other…
The soils of five potted plants cultivated within a hospital were investigated for the presence of fungal opportunistic pathogens of humans. A total of 16 potentially pathogenic species were isolated,…
We ran a health creation week in June 2024 across our PCN (5 GP practices in and around Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire) using funds from our ICB to support the Gloucestershire primary care…
ONS publishes the UK natural capital accounts for 2024
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the estimates of the financial and societal value of natural resources to people in the…
The ‘Garden for the Future’ project aimed to redesign an outdated, inaccessible and underused outdoor play area at the Great North Children’s Hospital in Newcastle. The project was sparked by a young…
Exploring service users’ and staff’s perspectives of outdoor clinical sessions
Anjali Dave Assistant psychologist, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Leicester, England
Kelly Fenton Clinical…
Published date
June 2024
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Anjali Dave, Kelly Fenton, Jansi Ganatra, Craig Griffiths
Interventions that consider climate change, sustainability, and nature should be integral to health system functioning. Placing sustainability at the core of the NHS’s future offers opportunities to…
This narrative review of reviews does not look at the impact of nature’s provision on human health/well-being through material resources (e.g., food, fuel, medicine), but instead the impact of…
