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Havens

NHS Lothian Charity’s programmes, Tonic Arts and Green Health, in partnership with Stills Gallery, are proud to present ‘Havens’ – a series of portraits and stories documenting NHS Lothian staff members’ work-life experiences.

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Our Common Humanity

This beautiful glass installation was created in collaboration with patients at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. It is a play of glass and light, shaped by community engagement with art, and highlights the very basic human need of connection.

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With the release of the Poor Things Film, we’re celebrating Scottish writer Alasdair Gray, whose artwork is part of our Tonic Collection and hangs in NHS Lothian hospitals.

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London Symphony Orchestra Strikes a Chord with Staff and Patients at NHS Lothian Hospitals

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Case Study: Nature Bathing

Drawing on elements of nature can quickly take you out of a clinical space, which can feel confined or detached from the outside world. Viewing nature via artistic representations can promote restoration, significantly improve mental health and reduce stress or anxiety

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Case Study: Context and Place

A community hospital like East Lothian Community Hospital is a hub, a nerve centre for local people, responding to and tending to their needs. The art and design programme took inspiration from the site, the surrounding landscapes and the local people.

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Home » News » NHS Lothian Charity appoints award-winning photographers for innovative staff engagement project

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2 October, 2022

NHS Lothian Charity appoints award-winning photographers for innovative staff engagement project

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NHS Lothian Charity’s Tonic Arts and Green Health programmes, in partnership with Stills Gallery, has appointed Sony Photographer of the Year 2021, Craig Easton, and photographer-writer, Lottie Davie,s on a great new staff engagement project.

Havens will result in a series of portraits and stories documenting NHS Lothian staff and their ‘havens’ across healthcare sites – the locations that staff members use as ‘havens’ or moments of calm and mindfulness throughout their busy schedules.

They are looking for staff from a range of diverse backgrounds and roles to take part, and would love you to be involved – email them to find out more: [email protected]

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