Access to natural environment could save NHS billions of pounds annually

The NHS could save an estimated £2.1 billion a year in treatment costs through universal access to natural environments, the chief executive of the Environment Agency (EA), Sir James Bevan, has said.

Hannah Binns

News Reporter

11 September 2020 • 2 min read

Access to natural environment could save NHS billions of pounds annually

The NHS could save an estimated £2.1 billion a year in treatment costs through universal access to natural environments, the chief executive of the Environment Agency (EA), Sir James Bevan, has said...

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