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LIVE FOOTIE IS TRIALLED ON NHS AS REMEDY FOR DEPRESSION

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July 21, 2025

LIVE football is to be prescribed on the NHS as a treatment for depression.

- by JERRY LAWTON, Chief Reporter

Doctors will direct patients to watch games in the hope it boosts their mental health.

The first team folk can get a prescription to see will be National League side Forest Green Rovers. But if the pilot scheme works it could be extended across Britain.

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