From Sick Notes to Spin Class: GP Prescriptions Just Got Weird

In a dazzling display of NHS innovation, GPs will now treat chronic illness with burpees, job applications, and Barry from the DWP. Who needs medicine when you’ve got mindfulness and a free gym towel?

Last time I went to see my GP, I wasn’t asking for the moon. Just something small. Maybe a blood test, a prescription or at most a follow-up that didn’t involve rubber gloves and a lot of awkward eye contact. Instead, I was told to “try mindfulness” and “take a brisk walk around a park” just to help with my overwhelming fear of baked beans. - Yes, I mad…