Healthcare Hub
Welcome to the Think Active Healthcare Hub.
Think Active is working to support GP practices and other healthcare professionals to promote the benefits of physical activity and participation in exercise to improve physical and mental well being across Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire.
Around 1 in 3 men and half of women are not achieving recommended levels of activity for good health, with people with long term conditions twice as likely to be amongst the least active. Physical activity is incorporated across NICE clinical guidance, with evidence suggesting 1 in 4 people would be more active if advised by a GP or nurse.
However, 70-80% of GPs do not speak about the benefits of physical activity to patients. This can be associated with knowledge, skills and confidence gaps across HCPs.
The following resources, training and guidance provide the opportunity to:
- Access evidence-based resources proven to increase knowledge and confidence, and support clinical practice in line with guidance (e.g. NICE)
- Improve management and care of patients with long-term conditions such as. CVD, type 2 diabetes, depression, MSK issues, some cancers.
- Help reduce service demand and costs i.e. the ~£0.9bn annual cost to the NHS associated with insufficient physical activity.
If you have any questions or need any further information please do not hesitate to contact us by email – Sarah.Taylor@thinkactive.org
Digital and non-digital assets that can be shared with patients to help support conversations, and promote physical activity.
Toolkits for different healthcare settings, and case studies involving healthcare practitioners.
