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Havens

Inspiring art installations, quiet gardens or even a hidden nook to claim as their own, these are the havens of NHS Lothian staff. Through interviews and portraits, find out more about these havens and the impact they have on wellbeing.

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Nature Bathing at East Lothian Community Hospital

Find out more about our double award-winning holistic and pioneering art and environment strategy at East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington

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Collections: Alasdair Gray

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

The uplifting events saw patients and staff enjoy some respite and distraction through an afternoon of music.

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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 » Event » The five of us, a Sir Quentin Blake exhibition

The five of us, a Sir Quentin Blake exhibition

30 June, 2023 - 12 January, 2024 / Tonic Gallery, Royal Hospital Children & Young People/ Dept of Clinical Neurosciences, Little France

Sir Quentin Blake

Celebrating all children and their abilities!

In partnership with Kindred, the Tonic Arts programme proudly presents the opening of its child-centred exhibition featuring Sir Quentin Blake’s captivating artwork from the book The Five of Us, at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People.

This incredible exhibition aims to highlight and celebrate the unique talents of all children, including those with visible and hidden disabilities. It is accompanied by a specially commissioned film showing patients and staff reading the story:

Special thanks to Sir Quentin for his generous gift of three signed prints from his original artworks for The Five of Us, to remain on show in the hospital as part of the Tonic Collection beyond the run of this exhibition.

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Find out more about our Tonic Arts Exhibition programme, providing engaging, changing displays of professional, patient and staff artworks for exploration, reflection and distraction.

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