FRIMLEY Heath NHS Foundation Trust has improved the gardens of one of its hospitals.

The Wexham Park Hospital's very own gardens of Eden have been getting a makeover as a result of a landscaping firm's donation.

Two courtyards adjacent to the haematology ward are being transformed by the firm, which is carrying out the work for free.

Eden Ward complementary therapist Michele Martin, who is helping to lead the project along with matron Siobhan Whittaker, said: “The new-look gardens will be quiet, attractive places for patients and their families to spend away from hospital beds and treatment areas.

“Treatments such as chemotherapy can be very difficult for patients, but evidence shows that attractive surroundings can help to boost mental health and wellbeing, which in turn can support their recovery.”