Kevin Lafferty is the national policy advisor for Access, Health & Recreation at Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS), which serves as the forestry directorate of the Scottish Government. The Commission advises the Scottish Government on forestry policy and managing the national forest estate. Mr Lafferty's remit covers access legislation, including rights and responsibilities, outdoor recreation, tourism and managing the Commission's woods for health programme. He joined the Commission in May 2006 and produced the 'Woods for Health Strategy', developing pathfinder projects in partnership with the National Health Service (NHS) and encouraged health professionals to promote health and wellbeing through the use of the outdoors. This work has included setting up the award-winning Branching Out referral programme of woodland activities for people using mental health services in Scotland and the Greening up the NHS estate national demonstration programme to showcase how the land surrounding healthcare facilities can be designed, transformed and improved to support the creation of positive physical environments for health and wellbeing.