Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 905339
Exercise: Social Prescribing
Tabled: 16 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025
Named DayQuestion
Nick Smith
Labour — Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS practitioners prescribing parkrun on public health.
Answer
Ashley DaltonParkrun is a fantastic achievement - helping thousands of people to move more. Social prescribing like this can really boost people’s health and wellbeing. We know that movement saves the NHS around £10.5 billion a year – but 12 million adults are still ...
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