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Fishing is being prescribed on the NHS to treat people in Greater Manchester with anxiety and depression in a UK first

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A mental health trust has become the first in the UK to prescribe fishing as therapy.

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has teamed up with fishing social group ' Tackling Minds ' to offer the scheme to people suffering with mental health problems.

GPs, nurses and other health care professionals can now prescribe angling instead of antidepressants. It is hoped the time with nature, quiet reflection, meeting new people and learning a new skill could help people battling anything from addiction to anxiety.

The first anglers prescribed fishing therapy have already taken to the waterside and organisers hope it will be rolled out nationwide soon

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