A new app enabling Exercise on Referral (EOR) clients to fill out questionnaires online could collectively save operators millions of pounds, according to its developer, software specialist ReferAll. The app massively reduces staff administration, freeing up valuable time for them to concentrate supporting clients through a...
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In 1992 Life Leisure established one of the first Exercise on Referral (EOR) schemes in the country. Called PARiS (Physical Activity Referral in Stockport), it is a joint partnership between the trust and NHS Stockport. Following a conversation with a commissioner early in 2014, the...
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Community Interest Company (CIC), Brio Leisure has demonstrated the success of its Exercise on Referral (EOR) Smoking Cessation and Weight Management programmes with an impressive set of annual statistics. Over the last financial year, uptake rates are over 80% for both EOR and Weight Management programmes....
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buzz, Manchester’s Health & Wellbeing Service, was established in April 2016. Funded by Public Health Manchester, buzz is part of the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. It aims to help improve the health and wellbeing of people and communities in Manchester,...
Continue ReadingThe Public Health Team at the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames has a mission to raise awareness of physical activity for health improvement. The challenges of government cuts has engendered a collaborative approach to the delivery of its lifestyle programmes via its team of...
Continue ReadingThe Healthy Lifestyles Team at Barking and Dagenham Council has embraced a specialist public health software solution to help ‘sell’ its programmes to health and education professionals. Whilst the council has always been proactive in providing services to its community, Danielle Walker, Physical Activity Manager for...
Continue ReadingOn 1st April 2016 the public health functions of the boroughs of Camden and Islington were integrated, bringing both Council’s services under one umbrella. In spite of this upheaval the combined Councils have continued to seamlessly deliver their EOR programmes, using Camden’s online EOR software...
Continue ReadingA bold new project is being undertaken by the ukactive Research Institute to establish the extent to which exercise referrals can change behaviour and increase physical activity. ukactive is now calling on operators of exercise referral schemes to aid the three-year research initiative. The project, a...
Continue ReadingA new Exercise Referral App, launched by software specialist ReferAll, enables participants to book, cancel and amend their appointments online. The intuitive platform aims to reduce the ‘scheduling’ burden for both staff and participants when booking, arranging and re-arranging appointments. Exercise Referral staff have the assurance...
Continue ReadingFemale school leavers about to enter the world of work should consider a career in IT, according to IT Apprentice Hannah Kelly. With many IT firms looking to young people of both sexes to fill their digital skills gaps, now is the time for women to...
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