LIVING OUR Our values are ‘the way we do things around here’. They are the very core of who we are, for every colleague, patient and individual who comes into contact with us. Our values enable us to work together more effectively and to deliver great patient care more consistently. We see examples of our values in practice on a daily basis, and each month we will celebrate individuals or teams who are clearly caring, fair and innovative.
Community Garden opens at Broadgreen Highfield Community Garden was formally opened in April by LUHFT Chair Sue Musson and Andrew Brown, the Executive Director of the Veolia Environmental Trust who funded the garden project.
In attendance where The Conversation Volunteers who completed all the work in the garden project, they worked onsite for just over a year and the team is made up of volunteers from all different walks of life.
The space was created to provide an area for patients and staff to relax or exercise on the outdoor gym area. The occasion was marked by the planting of a final shrub in the garden.
There was also representation from Avrenim staff who were a key part of the project and also donated supplies and time to help finish the garden. Domestic waste contractors also helped
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officially open the garden by donating and planting a rowan tree. The garden has been named Highfield Community Garden to recognise the history of the site. Broadgreen was initially home to Highfield Infirmary which was established in 1903 and was an epilepsy home, before becoming a treatment centre for tuberculosis under the name Highfield Sanatorium.
