The 'Comedy On Referral' programme includes six weeks of writing workshops to pen light-hearted texts about patients' experiences. Photo: AFP
Since the beginning of the year, doctors in Bristol, England, have been able to prescribe a comedy course for their trauma patients. This programme is being piloted throughout January by Britain's public health system, with the help of professional comedians.
Is laughter really the best medicine? To find out, the NHS, Britain's public health system, is running a trial that started Jan 1, 2022, in the city of Bristol, in the southwest of England. Entitled "Comedy On Referral," this programme allows doctors to prescribe a comedy course to patients suffering from trauma. The aim is to help these people see the "funny side" of their experience, reports the BBC. The experiment runs until January 31.
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