The NHS 10-year health plan is missing a crucial ingredient: nature

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The NHS 10-year health plan is missing a crucial ingredient: nature

There is now ample evidence to show how access to nature improves health and well-being - and yet it is not mentioned once in the 168 pages of the government's new plan

The UK government has finally unveiled its much anticipated 10-year Plan for improving England's health. It contains a long overdue focus on prevention, after years of sidestepping by previous administrations....

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