I was reading Dr Rangan Chattergee’s newsletter this week and discovered a link to this article.

Still in her hospital bed, connected to feeding tubes and life support, Hollie is the first patient to try out the new intensive care rooftop ward at King’s College Hospital in south London.

The first of its kind in the UK, the outdoor ward has enough space for six patients, who can be connected to power and oxygen supplies housed in a waterproof box next to each bed.

I’ve read a lot of articles and book chapters over the years about how beneficial a view of nature is when you’re recovering from an illness. There’s a pretty oft-quoted study showing that even just having a view of a tree from a window helps patients experience fewer complications and need less pain relief.

The idea of taking intensive care patients up onto a rooftop garden is just wonderful. I will be so interested to see how this progresses.

Photos are taken from the BBC article