5 August 2009
Artwork designed by patients at Bristol General Hospital will be
on display at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trusts
Education Centre this Thursday. The Masks We Wear exhibition will
be open from 11.00am to 3.00pm.
The central focus of the work on display is the Mask Project
created by previous patients as a way of expressing their
experiences and time in hospital.
For the last seven years staff at Bristol General Hospital have
been using creative activities as part of the rehabilitation
process for patients who have experienced a stroke and other long
term illnesses.
This is the first time that any of the artwork created has been
shown to the public.
Jane Buswell, Nurse Consultant - Care of Older People, says:
When a patient experiences an illness such as a stroke their
emotional and psychological well being needs to be considered
alongside the physical effects of the illness. This exhibition
illustrates how the multi-disciplinary team contributes to the
recovery of the patient.
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Press contact: Laura Treasure laura.treasure@uhbristol.nhs.uk
or 0117 342 3718.
