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PAPERS: Care Takes Shape Location: 50 George Square, G.03 Zoom Link Accessibility: https://www.accessable.co.uk/the-university-of-edinburgh/central-area/access-guides/george-square-50 Session Chair: Sara M Goldchmit, University of Sao Paulo Session Chair: Cláudia de Souza Libânio, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre | |
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Supporting mental health and wellbeing through a staff home food-growing project 1: University of strathclyde, United Kingdom; 2: NHS24; 3: NHS Highland This paper presents a co-designed, nature-based intervention supporting NHS staff wellbeing through food growing. The NHS Home Growing Group (HGG) was collaboratively developed by DesignHOPES, NHS24, and a community garden. Home growing was identified as a feasible and meaningful activity compatible with shift work, with the potential of improving mental wellbeing in line with the NHS’s Five Steps to mental wellbeing model: connect, be active, keep learning, give, and take notice. Following a feasibility study, the 12-week intervention (April–July 2025) engaged 60 NHS staff using windowsill-growing kits designed for flexibility, autonomy, and asynchronous participation. Kits were sustainably sourced through recycled pots, donated seeds, and cuttings, and included creative materials, a reflective diary, and access to an online sharing platform. Analysis of participant diaries evidenced wellbeing benefits across all five pathways. The HGG demonstrates a simple intervention that can translate organisational wellbeing strategies into accessible, meaningful, and sustainable everyday practices. View Paper: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.1805
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