Makeover for mental health garden

By Jennie Curtin
Updated November 11 2014 - 2:22pm, first published 12:00am
In the newly renovated garden in Katoomba Hospital's mental health unit are, back row: Project co-ordinator Gary Inglis, Bob Reid from Upper Blue Mountains Sunrise, nurse manager for mental health Jon Chesterson, social worker Michael Clarke. Front row: Nurse Claire McHalick, Central Blue Mountains Rotary Allan Byrnes, Blackheath Rotary Rex Drummond, Rotary assistant govenor Mina Howard, nurse Judy Quodling, patient Andrew Simons and nurse unit manager David Williams.
In the newly renovated garden in Katoomba Hospital's mental health unit are, back row: Project co-ordinator Gary Inglis, Bob Reid from Upper Blue Mountains Sunrise, nurse manager for mental health Jon Chesterson, social worker Michael Clarke. Front row: Nurse Claire McHalick, Central Blue Mountains Rotary Allan Byrnes, Blackheath Rotary Rex Drummond, Rotary assistant govenor Mina Howard, nurse Judy Quodling, patient Andrew Simons and nurse unit manager David Williams.

In times past, mental health hospitals were invariably set on large leafy grounds providing a pleasant environment in which to heal.

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