Calls for extension of UK football prescription to tackle depression

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2026-10-11

London (PA Media/dpa) - A pilot scheme in the UK providing live football to help with people's mental health has been praised, as the green energy tycoon behind it called for Premier League and the Football League to get behind it. The so-called "Football on Prescription" programme has seen general practitioners (GP) recommending live football to help with mild to moderate depression and other less severe mental health conditions over the last ye......

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