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- Dr William Bird says NHS should acknowledge the power of the great outdoors as a medical treatment
- GP will call for fellow doctors to start using gardening to tackle disease
- Said every £1 spent on access to community outdoor schemes could save the health service £5 in other treatments
Family doctors should start prescribing gardening to patients, a Government health advisor will say today.
Dr William Bird, who advises Public Health England on physical activity, says the NHS should acknowledge the power of the great outdoors as a medical treatment.
The expert, who has 30 years’ experience as a GP in Reading, will today call for fellow doctors to start using community gardening schemes to tackle disease.
Addressing the Royal Horticultural Society in London tomorrow evening, Dr Bird will outline recent evidence that suggests contact with green space can have a dramatic impact on health.
Speaking to the Daily Mail before his speech, he claimed every £1 spent on access to community outdoor schemes could save the health service £5 in other treatments.
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