Fishing is being prescribed on the NHS to treat people in Greater Manchester with anxiety and depression in a UK first

25.04.2021 - 10:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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A mental health trust has become the first in the UK to prescribe fishing as therapy.

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has teamed up with fishing social group ' Tackling Minds ' to offer the scheme to people suffering with mental health problems.

GPs, nurses and other health care professionals can now prescribe angling instead of antidepressants.

It is hoped the time with nature, quiet

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