Health
Improving public health
We work in partnership with public health teams, GPs, Clinical Commissioning Groups, charities and other health professionals to improve the social determinants of health, maximising the healing powers of nature.
People & Community
Fuel poverty
Our Green Doctors install energy saving measures which ensure vulnerable people are warm and well in their homes.
IPS routes to employment
Our employment specialists support people in structured treatment for drug and/ or alcohol use and assist them in securing employment.
Personal development & coaching
We deliver coaching and mentoring to people in the community who have an ambition to grow and develop.
Places
Community greenspace design
Our landscape design teams and community workers engage local residents in the co-design of neglected spaces, creating vibrant, climate resilient greenspaces.
Designing healthcare grounds
Our landscape design team work with NHS Trusts to develop therapeutic environments that bring the benefits of nature into healthcare settings.
Green Social Prescribing
Our community leads deliver nature-based activities which connect people with greenspaces and improve their physical and mental health.
Sustainability Services
Carbon reduction & net-zero services
Our Sustainable Business Consultants review, assess and provide independent advice on energy & waste, supporting the health sector to calculate their carbon footprint and identify opportunities for improvement.
Environmental training courses
Our team deliver a range of
environmental training courses, including Carbon Literacy, which help the health sector develop the knowledge and skills to deliver on their environmental commitments.
Examples of our recent work
CASE STUDY: Nature for Health
Groundwork is one of eight partners who developed Nature for Health; a programme which explored how practitioners could support people with mental ill health.
PROJECT: Warm Homes Rochdale
The Warmer Homes programme helps Rochdale residents boost their health by improving their home; offering behavioural advice fitting small energy measures and more.
CASE STUDY: Enhancing biodiversity at NHS sites
Our landscape architects produced proposals for improving biodiversity in the grounds of 36 Health Centres/GP surgeries located across Greater Manchester & Cheshire.
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