NatureFix initiative turns green spaces into wellness zones In an initiative to promote wellbeing and wellness for staff and visitors, NatureFix has been introduced across various sites within the district. Supported by a digital app, signage, mobile “Each wellbeing zone includes a series of short wellness audio routines designed to help increase self-care and encourage meaningful moments in nature to improve mood, energy and focus,” he said. “This, in turn, provides our staff with
audio, research data, and promotional materials, the NatureFix program aims to connect people with nature in a meaningful way. The digital platform transforms some of NSLHD’s sites’ green spaces into wellness places and unlocks the health benefits of nature through short self-guided mindfulness experiences carefully matched with the natural features known to improve wellbeing. NSLHD Healthy Built Environments Program Manager Jonathon Noyes said the program helps foster a connection to nature at sites.
wellbeing benefits and supports them to continue to provide high quality patient care for the community.” The initiative also provides staff with resources and nature-based exercises they can do in other green spaces outside of work. Staff and visitors wishing to try out the NatureFix can do so at five NSLHD sites: Royal North Shore, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai, Macquarie, Mona Vale hospitals and the Manly Adolescent and Young Adult Hospice.
NSLHD’s Healthy Built Environment team at Macquarie Hospital in the NatureFix zone
The NautureFix wellness zone at the Manly AYAH
NSLHD physiotherapists host network group Make no bones about it: physiotherapists from across the district had a “fantastic” evening delving into the world of orthopaedics.
About 60 physiotherapists attended the event at Hornsby Hospital
About 60 physiotherapists attended a first- of-its-kind masterclass to develop their skills in fractures, ACL management and x-rays. Hosted by the Northern Sydney Local Health District and Central Coast Local Health District Physiotherapy Orthopaedic Network Group, the evening involved orthopaedic specialist Dr Jobe Shatrov and senior orthopaedic physiotherapists giving presentations. Hornsby Hospital’s senior orthopaedic/ fracture clinic physiotherapist Avindu Vithanage said the masterclasses were important for the profession to develop it skills. “With nearly 60 physiotherapists from six hospitals in attendance from NSLHD & CCLHD, the event aimed to enhance the skills and knowledge of physiotherapists in our region,” Avindu said.
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