HEALTH & WELLBEING
Take back your time
at the one-of-a-kind wellness destination
And breathe. With the chaos of Christmas behind us, 2023 welcomes a new era of wellness, where physical and mental wellbeing is the ultimate passion project. So, with mindfulness your motivation, it is time to discover the perfect space to start putting yourself first.
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nter: The Oak House. Nestled amongst the lush 42-acre grounds of Hertfordshire’s Hatfield Park, The Oak House is a 360-degree wellness destination like no other.
Offering a holistic experience in a truly unique setting, the space boasts a fitness studio, therapy rooms under one roof, meaning you can start your day with a Pilates class, treat your aches and pains with acupuncture and take part intraditional Gong bath meditation without having to step foot out the door. Whether you’re looking for a calming
space to take a timeout or get your endorphins flowing,there’s an impressive list of treatments and classes brought to you by a passionate team ofhealing hands. Inside the breathtaking 1869-built old church hall, you’ll find state-of-the-art equipment for both group and 1 to 1 fitness classes, including reformer and mat Pilates, Yin and Hatha Yoga and the ever growingly popular Barre. Alongside the studio are tranquil treatment rooms complete with soothing candles and luxury scents to aid bespoke energy healing sessions, physiotherapy
treatments, acupuncture and meditation. Aside from taking me-time very seriously, The Oak House provides a place for likeminded people to come together and be part of a community that shares the same passion for wellness. Grab a coffee with friends in the onsite restaurant, visit Hatfield Park’s Stable Yard, where you’ll find an eclectic mix of independent retailers throughout the year. With easy access by car, bus and train (just 500m from Hatfield station) and free parking.
The only thing left for you to do? Relax.
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By innovating together, we can transform healthcare delivery to meet increasing expectations and create a sustainable model for the future. In partnership, building a Connected Community of Care.
Innovation has always been at the forefront of the NHS, utilising new technology to improve outcomes and experience for patients. With the Vanguard Innovation Programme, we want to continue that record of innovation. We’ve aligned the programme to the NHS’s ‘What Good Looks Like’ framework. And we’ve brought together a worldclass team of senior healthcare, digital and clinical leaders to support our partnership ambitions with the NHS. Our team are from within the NHS, for the NHS.
The Vanguard Innovation Programme will reset the relationship between the NHS and BT Health. We’re pivoting our approach to one that identifies the NHS’s challenges and issues first, and then solves them by developing and innovating solutions together. We believe this approach is the future of healthcare digital transformation. With the Vanguard Innovation Programme, BT Health is opening up its resources, spaces, people and technology to the NHS, empowering it to build the healthcare solutions of tomorrow. Working together, we can identify the challenges in a particular location or trust, before creating scalable technologies to overcome them.
By Julie New
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I joined the Herts Chamber of Commerce after being encouraged to do so by the team who had kindly asked me to deliver a talk to their original Women In Leadership Lunch. It was well received and at the end of it I gave everyone a pink rose to take home with them.
Healthcare organisations are facing exceptional demand as a result of a number of growing challenges. Following successful trials, solutions can then be rolled out further throughout the NHS at reduced rates. This approach provides the NHS a chance to fully assess the value of new solutions, whilst enabling healthcare professionals and patients to benefit from them immediately.
As we enter a new year, I wonder how you are feeling? ith everything that has and is happening in the world right on our doorstep or indeed in the wider world it is ok to have dips in your energy levels. It’s ok to feel a bit sad or indeed lost in it all.
Supporting the NHS on its digital journey: The Vanguard Innovation Programme ere at BT, we’re committed to helping you overcome these challenges with cutting-edge technology that enables real-time, datadriven decision making and collaboration.
What Waters you?
best of digital innovation and infrastructure to shift care closer to the home; using technology to tackle patient backlogs by improving hospital flow; and raising the level of digital maturity across the entire NHS. Big ambitions, for sure. But that’s what the Vanguard Innovation Programme is about. Being bold, refusing to be held back by old ways of working, traditional thinking and yesterday’s ideas. It’s about a structured partnership all the way from our initial engagement, through deployment and adoption, and on to scale.
The Vanguard Innovation Programme will see the NHS and BT working together towards a shared ambition and strategic objectives: to create a better digital experience for patients across a joined-up healthcare system. Being the digital glue between primary, secondary and community services.
As a member of our Vanguard Innovation Programme, you’ll benefit from many perks that will help you improve healthcare for staff and for patients. This includes, being part of a network of trusts and partners sharing their knowledge, collaborating and coming together at exclusive events. And, boosting your work with our investment and access to facilities like our DigiHealth Innovation Hub at Adastral Park. By working as true partners, we can close the gap between the technology industry and healthcare, improving patient outcomes and transforming care.
We can support the NHS to digitise, connect and transform. Bringing the
For more information and to get in touch, head to bt.com/bthealth
In this short article I just wanted to share the message I shared then with that room full of women (and one man who was attending from Barclays if my memory serves be correctly). The message is simple. It’s that whatever is happening in your life right now you MUST remember to take the greatest care of YOU. I call this ‘watering’. If you were a flower, herb, shrub, tree or indeed something else in the garden and you weren’t fully watered what would happen? Yes, you would begin to wilt, fade, and eventually die. I now live in a beautiful cottage in South Bedfordshire and am getting to know the importance of watering my real garden. I am seeing the beauty of the growth from our hard work. It is the same with life. We MUST think about what we need physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. And ensure we practice this on a daily basis. I often work with people going through difficult and sometimes traumatic life change and remembering to do this can be tough, so I get them to remember and practice the simple phrase: ‘Eat, Sleep, breathe REPEAT’. Maybe you could use this yourself and share it with those people you love and care about. Happy Watering YOU in 2023 and beyond. For more information visit: www.julienew.co.uk
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