Work plan 6.2
More people are active and can access nature and green space
Objective(s)
Increase levels of physical activity in the population of NHS Highland.
Delivery Team
- Cathy Steer (Lead)
- Dan Jenkins
- Sarah MacKenzie
- Ailsa Villegas
Activities
- Develop, refresh and implement an Active Highland Strategy and implementation plan for Highland with community planning partners.
- Participate in A & B Physical Activity subgroup.
- Develop a programme of work on Active Travel in NHS Highland.
- Increase activity levels and confidence in children though provision of Active Play and associated initiatives.
- Support Play Highland group to raise profile and delivery of play throughout the life course.
Governance
- Highland Community Planning Partnership.
Performance Measures/Outcomes
- Delivery of priority actions identified in Active Highland Strategy
- Active travel adopted within NHS Highland policies and plans.
- Delivery of Active Play programmes including SIMD targeting.
Objective(s)
More people access nature for health and wellbeing.
Delivery Team
- Cathy Steer (Lead)
- Ailsa Villegas
- Dan Jenkins
- Kate Thomson
Activities
- Development of local nature-based health networks.
- Deliver a programme of work on Nature-based health with our community planning partners including development of resources to support nature-based health activity and communications work to promote nature-based health activity.
- Nature prescriptions are included in social prescribing as alternatives to medicine.
- Develop and promote effective ways of communication and awareness raising for pathways and activities and provide a co-ordinated approach to communication and media to support access and positive impact of nature-based opportunities and wellbeing messages.
- Support the development and review of pathways for patient prehabilitation and rehabilitation.
Governance
- Highland Community Planning Partnership.
Performance Measures/Outcomes
- Delivery of priorities identified by Highland Green Health Partnership in their Sustainability Action Plan.
- Social media activity.
- Recording nature prescriptions with Elemental and vision.
Objective(s)
The hospital environment is designed and maintained to support and promote the health and wellbeing of staff, patients and visitors.
Delivery Team
- Dan Jenkins (Lead)
- Kate Thomson
Activities
- Work alongside Energy, Environment and Sustainability Team to:
- Deliver hospital-based nature and health projects.
- Increase biodiversity across NHS Highland sites
- Support the development and review of pathways for patient prehabilitation and rehabilitation.
- Support development of hospital Nature-based Spaces
Governance
- Environment and Sustainability Board.
Performance Measures/Outcomes
- Numbers of Estates and Grounds Maintenance staff supported to increase knowledge and skills around biodiversity.
- Numbers of staff and community volunteers engaged in greenspace projects.
- Numbers of NHS Highland sites actively participating in Board-wide greenspace development strategy.