Forget heading to the chemist after seeing your GP – you could be sent to your local craft shop instead. That’s because 10% of prescription items dispensed through NHS primary care were judged unnecessary in a recent government report*. So, as a result, whether for loneliness, anxiety or chronic pain, GPs are starting to prescribe more non-medical treatments, such as gardening and crafting instead, which help you get active or creative and meet like-minded people. It’s thought this ‘social prescribing’ could
COULD A HOBBY BOOST YOUR MENTAL HEALTH?
Sep 06, 2022
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