The
Glasgow GP Exercise Referral scheme has been running since July 1997. The scheme
targets inactive individuals who would benefit from becoming more physically
active. THE GP EXERCISE REFERRAL SCHEME
The
Glasgow GP Exercise Referral scheme has been running since July 1997. The scheme
targets inactive individuals who would benefit from becoming more physically
active.
It is the biggest referral scheme in Scotland, employing 14 full-time members of staff. The scheme is funded by NHS Greater Glasgow and delivered by Glasgow City Councils, Cultural and Leisure Services Department. Over the last year the scheme has expanded to include:
Patients are referred onto the scheme by their GP, Practice Nurse, Physiotherapist
or Cardiac Physiotherapist and are invited along for an exercise consultation
with an exercise counsellor at their local leisure centre. At this consultation
the patient will receive individual advice and support form the exercise counsellor
to help them become regularly physically active.
Over 10, 000 patients have been referred onto the scheme and have benefited in a variety of ways from a more active lifestyle.
A full evaluation of the scheme conducted during 2002 will look at all aspects of the scheme and will be completed towards the end of the year.
For more detail please click here for the Executive Summary or Full Evaluation Report. (in .pdf format)
For further information contact:
Heather Jarvie
Health Promotion Department
NHS Greater Glasgow
Dalian House
350 St Vincent Street
Glasgow
G3 8YY
Phone: 0141 201 4436
Fax: 0141 201 4901
Email: heather.jarvie@gghb.scot.nhs.uk