Guidance on using horticultural based initiatives in improving mental and physical health

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Jonathan Sheppard

Dear NHS England,

What guidance do you provide to GPs and other health providers in relation to using gardening, green spaces, and horticultural based initiatives in respect of improving health outcomes both in terms of mental and physical health.

Yours faithfully,

Jonathan Sheppard

CONTACTUS, England (NHS ENGLAND & NHS IMPROVEMENT - X24), NHS England

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FOI, England (NHS ENGLAND & NHS IMPROVEMENT - X24), NHS England

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FOI, England (NHS ENGLAND & NHS IMPROVEMENT - X24), NHS England

Dear Jonathan Sheppard,  

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information (FOI) request dated 20 May 2019.

 

Your exact request was:

 

“What guidance do you provide to GPs and other health providers in
relation to using gardening, green spaces, and horticultural based
initiatives in respect of improving health outcomes both in terms of
mental and physical health.”

 

NHS England have not provided any formal guidance to GPs and health
providers on this specific topic.

 

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Yours sincerely,

 

Freedom of Information

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Transformation and Corporate Operations Directorate

 

NHS England

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Tel: 0300 311 22 33

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