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Ex-footballer Joe Cole launches new NHS hospital garden

Former England footballer Joe Cole has launched a garden designed to promote well-being at a hospital.

Located at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, the garden is planned to be the first of several in the country.

The aim is to allow staff, patients and visitors to "connect with nature" and "rest, reflect and recuperate".

The project is being supported by Mr Cole and his wife Carly's 11 Foundation, which works with charities on community initiatives.

Carly and Joe Cole
Carly Cole said they were particularly keen to work with inner city hospitals

He said: "I'm a big believer in the power of nature, even more so when we were all cooped up, for your mental health and well-being.