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Using Nature-Based Solutions to treat Long-Term Conditions: Commissioners Briefing

New analysis, aimed at commissioners, drawing from systematic research finds that green and blue social prescribing programmes—such as gardening, walking, and surfing—deliver measurable economic and health benefits for people living with long-term conditions.

Using Nature-Based Solutions to treat Long-Term Conditions: Clinicians Briefing

This briefing supports clinicians, practitioners and Social Prescribing Link Workers in making informed decisions about nature-based interventions (NBIs), often called green social prescribing, for patients with long-term conditions (LTCs). It is based on evidence from a systematic review of 26 high-quality studies.

Using Nature-Based Solutions to treat Long-Term Conditions: Patients & Carers Briefing

This evidence from Edge Hill University & NASP, aimed at patients & carers, shows how nature can boost mental health, ease pain, and improve quality of life for millions living with chronic long-term conditions.

The Role of Nature-Based Interventions in Supporting Long-Term Conditions through Green Social Prescribing: A Systematic Review

This systematic review, undertaken in an accelerated timeframe,
aimed to identify published research on the impact of NBIs in
supporting LTCs that could be effectively used as a Green Social
Prescription.

Nature-based outdoor activities for mental and physical health: Systematic review and meta-analysis (Coventry et al, 2021)

A systematic review of the evidence for outdoor NBIs up to 2021.

Nottinghamshire GreenSpace GSP project - phase 1 report

Report on learnings from phase 1 (2021-2023) of the Nottinghamshire GreenSpace project, as part of the GSP Programme.

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