PEOPLE will be advised to take a twirl or pick up the gardening gloves in a bid to combat loneliness and isolation fuelled by the coronavirus crisis.
The NHS is recruiting 500 more staff to work with family doctors as part of its social prescribing scheme aimed at improving people's mental and physical health.
Suggested activities include ballroom dancing and gardening.
NHS England hopes the additional roles will help primary care staff offer personalised support to 125,000 more people each year.
One person in five who visits a GP surgery does not have a medical problem but can benefit from meeting others or a healthier lifestyle, NHS England said.
