Read about Lambeth GP Food Coop in The Practice Manager; an interview with Jonathan Wilmshurst.
We take a look at the latest cookbook from the co-op, which offers a 'social prescription'
See article on Page 5 in Issue 52 of The GiST: News from Guy's And St Thomas'
Growing vegetables is not the usual scope of practice for a GP, so when NHS educator Ed Rosen approached a group of clinicians with his 'gardening for health' idea, he was met with some scepticism. However, six years (and one Royal visit) later, his ground-breaking food co-operative project is flourishing.
Daily Mail Article: 7 February 2019
The Duchess of Cornwall has praised a group of GPs for their pioneering use of gardening to help patients manage health conditions like diabetes and heart problems.
7 February 2019: The Duchess of Cornwall visited the Lambeth GP Food Co-op garden at Swann Mews where she met the members and volunteers who run the co-operative.
The Guardian article: 23 March 2016
How a GP co-op is sowing the seeds of healthy eating: A pioneering scheme sees patients find solace in getting their hands dirty at their local doctor’s surgery.
BMJ Opinion: 15 June 2016
Richard Lehman: Is gardening good for your health?
Is it time to commission guidelines for gardening? A 2013 article by Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP.
Nursing Standard article: 3 August 2016
Gardening your way to health: Patients with many different physical and mental conditions can benefit from finding peace, company and a sense of purpose in growing things.
Article from 24 March 2016: GPs in Lambeth have made the headlines of a national newspaper after turning their practices’ outdoor space into vegetable gardens used to treat patients.