Ethical Challenges to Green Social Prescribing in the UK Mental Health System

Green Social Prescribing (GSP) – nature-based interventions offered through healthcare services – is gaining momentum in the UK. While celebrated for its potential to improve mental health and reduce strain on health services, its ethical foundations remain underexamined. This paper critiques the normative and operational assumptions underpinning GSP, arguing that current implementation risks undermining transparency, autonomy, and equity in healthcare.