“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

Welcome to Juniper Ward’s blog. We are a mens acute mental health ward in Parklands hospital, Basingstoke. All names are pseudonyms in this website and private staff and patient information is protected.

Latest Posts


  • Activities on Juniper Ward

    Firstly I’d like to say that as the activities coordinator on Juniper Ward I sometimes feel like I have the best job in the world. And rightly so. The staff and service users I work with make it a nice… Continue reading

    Activities on Juniper Ward
  • Our MOD wing

    Things change frequently when working on any ward in a hospital, and working in mental health is no different. We have 24 bedrooms, 6 of which are on the Ministry of Defence wing. We have a team of doctors and… Continue reading

    Our MOD wing