Ben is joined by Wessex GP and Physical Activity Clinical Champion Dr Sarah Kay who outlines why physical activity is a key component in the health agenda of all providers, how to motivate patients and practices in enhancing their own health and wellbeing, why prevention is always better than cure and what support is available to enable everyone to feel the benefits.
Introductions (36 secs)
Physical Activity Clinical Champions: the facts (1 min 17 secs)
What are the aims of the role? (2 mins 9 secs)
The Moving Medicine website (2 mins 54 secs)
National guidelines on physical activity; where to find them and the information provided (3 mins 53 secs)
New areas of focus in management of physical activity (4 mins 59 secs)
Is general practice doing enough to promote physical wellbeing? (5 mins 42 secs)
Finding time to talk about physical activity during a restricted GP consult (7 mins 21 secs)
The potential for wider impact (8 mins 16 secs)
#parkrunPractice @parkrunUK and #GPparkrunPledge (9 mins 11 secs)
Wellbeing champions & best practice (11 mins 29 secs)
“Active Practice” resources (12 mins 5 secs)
PCNs and the health wellbeing agenda (13 mins 29 secs)
Support from the link workers (14 mins 31 secs)
How do I start the ball rolling in my area? What support is available? (15 mins 25 secs)
Where can I find my local clinical champion? (17 mins 21 secs)
Final word from Sarah (17 mins 42 secs)
Moving Medicine website
Public Health England: National guidelines on physical activity
RCGP Guidance
parkrunpractice
https://r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/49LX-52M/parkrunpractice
Physical Activity & Lifestyle Toolkit
GP On-Call Bike
https://www.gponline.com/gps-offered-subsidised-bikes-home-visits-rcgp-scheme/article/1661079
https://www.wessexfaculty.co.uk/product-page/gp-on-call-bike
Where to find your local Physical Activity Clinical Champion
email: physicalactivity@phe.gov.uk