The initiative was led by Belinda Harward, arts director at St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, and funded by Arts St George’s, who are supported by St George’s Hospital Charity and promote a therapeutic and healing environment by bringing art and live events to patient, public and staff spaces.

Belinda explained: “It’s a very long corridor, which was previously painted white – an area of blank space that families, children in particular, found daunting. It’s also an extremely busy area, with more than 37,000 children attending the emergency department in a typical year. “Many are agitated and find it difficult to concentrate on anything for long and, because the youngest children cannot explain their symptoms, parents will also be anxious.”
The brief for the project team was to present the corridor as a normal space that was safe and inviting for children.
Donna Wilson said: “We are passionate about creating products that people can connect with and for St George’s the work needed to be uplifting for kids of all ages, with lots of things going on at different height levels.
“We lined the wall with curious looking trees, in which various creatures live - a smiling cat, a family of hand-drawn koalas, a lime green snail and even a bear in boots! We wanted to bring smiles to faces passing through the corridor in often stressful circumstances.”

Lettering for the sign at the FGH gatehouse is 5m high and spans 6m between two vertical pillars. Tony Stead, business development manager of New Vision said: “The project was challenging due to the scale of the signage and its position on the gatehouse structure.

“The letters are fabricated in steel and house low energy LED light modules, creating a subtle ‘halo’ illumination at night. The sign is very imposing and forms an impressive welcome to FGH’s Listerhills site – both day and night. “LED technology is prevalent in a growing number of industries and the signage sector is no exception. Our clients are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of low energy consumption LEDs, coupled with reduced maintenance costs due to their long life and reliability.”

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has redeveloped Wards 23 and 29 at BRI to improve the hospital environment for acute elderly care patients suffering from dementia.

The project brief was to look at the how design and artwork could influence patient behaviour and improve the environment for both patients and staff.

This has been achieved by providing special memory boxes by each patient’s bed, into which they place a personal object they can easily recognise and remember, along with a descriptive caption accompanying each object. It helps patients find their way back to their beds, also doubling up as an aid to nostalgia by helping them recall and reminisce about their past.

In addition, oversized Kodak-style slide frames, backlit with LED lighting and interchangeable images provided by The Yorkshire Film Archive, based at York University. They include bygone scenes of Bradford and Yorkshire folk, such as families at the seaside, to foster happy memories.

These are supplemented with wall-mounted Yorkshire image boards, also interchangeable and purpose-designed to enhance local recognition and awareness. The images came from entrants in a Yorkshire-themed photographic competition run by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.