Tag: Green social prescribing
Green Social Prescribing: A Doctor’s Note as Fellowship Reaches Six-month Milestone
Doctors Laura Pridmore and Jennifer Wyllie have reached a six-month milestone as National Park NHS Wellbeing Fellows in the New Forest, having set out at the end of summer 2024 to boost the mental and physical wellbeing of those in the Forest and its surrounding areas. The aim of the fellowship is the promotion of Green … Continued
A Natural Health Service: Meet the New Forest’s National Park NHS Wellbeing fellows
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The benefits of time spent outdoors, in nature, and actively socialising have long been recognised by health experts. That’s not to mention the people whose lives have been improved through Green Social Prescribing. This idea builds on the fact that access to green and blue spaces – like we have in the New Forest – … Continued
Connecting to nature through ‘social prescribing’
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Healthcare professionals are increasingly helping to connect people to the benefits of nature in the New Forest through ‘green social prescribing’. Find out about the improvements in physical and mental health they are seeing thanks to this ‘Natural Health Service’. Being in nature is good for us. This is something we often feel intuitively when we … Continued
A paediatrician’s view: The value of natural capital to health and wellbeing
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I am James, a paediatrician (children, not feet), by training and have been working for the New Forest National Park in the role of Public Health clinical fellow for nearly a year now. It has been a steep learning curve for me, but incredibly rewarding because of the richness of my experiences and the knowledge … Continued