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Comedy trialled as treatment option to reduce NHS costs

Comedy is being trialled as a potential treatment for mental health issues in a groundbreaking new scheme. The initiative, dubbed “comedy-on-prescription”, aims to explore whether laughter can offer ...
AOL

I’m a top doctor. This is why comedy would have a positive impact on the NHS

Prescribing comedy could ease pressure on the NHS by potentially cutting costs and reducing waiting lists, a doctor has suggested. Initial trials of an NHS-backed social prescribing scheme, featuring ...
Get Surrey

Comedy should be prescribed on NHS instead of pills, MPs told

Funding “comedy-on-prescription” is a “no-brainer”, MPs have heard, as initial feedback suggests trials of the scheme had a positive impact on people’s mental health. Craic Health secured funding for ...

NHS to Prescribe Comedy Workshops for Depression – Why That's Not Such a Bad Idea

Have you heard the one about the NHS trialling a prescription for laughter? Oh, this one isn't joke, turns out. Instead of a ...
Metro

8.7Million of us are on anti-depressants – could comedy on the NHS help?

In MetroTalk: Readers discuss the health merits of comedy and why they think Wes Streeting’s idea to fix our health service is beyond a joke (Picture: Metro/Getty) Do you agree with our readers? Have ...