Primary Care - Current Projects

If you exeperience problems with either downloading or printing the Toolkit, please email Sarah Wortley at S.A.Wortley@lboro.ac.uk . Alternatively, you may find it easier to download the the toolkit in sections.

Section 1 of Exercise Referral Toolkit
Section 2 of Exercise Referral Toolkit

Delivering Brief Interventions in Primary Care

The BHFNC is piloting a series of 2 day solution-focused training courses for exercise and primary healthcare professionals. This course will equip you with the skills to meet the challenges in delivering patient-centred care and responds to NICE guidance (2006) which recommends primary care professionals are skilled in delivering brief interventions around physical activity.

The next course is being held at Loughborough University on Monday 11th & Tuesday 12th May 2009. Courses are also planned for September and November 2009. Further information is provided at:

http://www.bhfactive.org.uk/downloads/Latest_SFPFlyer.pdf

Book early to avoid disappointment, places are limited to 20 participants per course.

The course equips professionals with the abilities:

To help patient's identify aspects of life they wish to change
To support patient's in constructing a vision of their ‘preferred future'
To identify what patient's are already doing that is working
To encourage and measure progress.

Alternatively, if you have 20+ staff who you know will benefit from Brief Interventions training, we can send you information about holding an in-house course for your organisation. Contact S.A.Wortley@lboro.ac.uk or telephone 01509 223264 if you require further information.

Evaluation of the Physical Activity Care Pathway London Feasibility Pilot

The Physical Activity Care Pathway, developed by the Department of Health is a systematic approach to health promotion in primary care, designed to enable health professionals to help sedentary adults and those at risk of adverse health outcomes associated with low activity levels to become more physically active. The physical activity care pathway involves health professionals delivering brief interventions in primary care and signposting patients to local physical activity opportunities.

In May 2007 the BHFNC were commissioned to evaluate the feasibility of implementing the care pathway in primary care. The trial was undertaken with 14 general practices across London, and involved both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. The results of the evaluation will be used to inform and refine the pathway based upon the key attributes for successful delivery.

Data collection is now complete and the BHFNC are in the process of finalising the report. The full evaluation report will be published on the BHFNC website.

Primary Care Physical Activity Toolkit

The BHFNC physical activity toolkit was launched in 2001 to provide professionals working in primary care with the latest evidence on physical activity. The BHFNC are currently undertaking a review of the contents of the toolkit and following consultation with professionals working in primary care will be re-writing the toolkit. The new toolkit will include the latest evidence on the benefits of physical activity for adults and children; the current recommendations for physical activity for adults and children and will include practical advice and tools on delivering brief interventions in primary care.

Evaluation of the Primary Care Physical Activity Toolkit: We need your help

We are seeking feedback from professionals who have received a copy of the above toolkit in the last few years in order to help us develop an updated toolkit. We would like to invite you to assist us in evaluating the Toolkit and to share your views with us.

We will be holding a series of focus group interviews in the Summer of 2007 as we are keen to have professionals views about whether the BHFNC should update the primary care physical activity toolkit and what the design, content and format of the toolkit should look like. If you would like to contribute to this formative research please contact Kim Buxton on 01509223267 or email K.E.Buxton@lboro.ac.uk

British Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation Phase IV Exercise Instructor Training Course

The course was developed in 1998 supported by the British Heart Foundation and is delivered by the British Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation (BACR) which is an affiliated group of the British Cardiac Society. The aim of the course is to equip students with the requisite knowledge and skills to prescribe and deliver safe and effective exercise for individuals with coronary heart disease (CHD) who have already benefited from a hospital based rehabilitation programme.

A regular programme of regionally based courses exists to allow wide access to this training resource. The BHFNC works in collaboration with Loughborough College as a regional training centre for BACR phase IV exercise instructor courses and the team currently offers two courses per year.

To find out more about the course, dates and venues click on the link: www.bacrphaseiv.co.uk

Physical Activity for Children and Young People with Long-Term Medical Conditions Course

The BHFNC has recently being working in collaboration with Loughborough College to develop a training course on physical activity for professionals working with children and young people with long-term medical conditions such as obesity, asthma and diabetes.

The aim of this course is to provide professionals with:

An overview of the benefits of physical activity for children and young people with long-term medical conditions: obesity, asthma and diabetes;
A range of ideas on how to encourage children and young people with obesity, asthma and diabetes to be physically active;
Safe and effective physical activity guidelines &
Resources to support professionals working with children and young people with obesity, asthma and diabetes.

The course is aimed at Exercise instructors, Nursery workers, Play/Youth workers, Sports/Physical Activity Development Officers, Physical Education Teachers, Teaching assistants, Students on Childcare/Early Years courses, Lunchtime supervisors, AOTTS and anyone else likely to come into contact with young people and children with these conditions.

For more information on this course please contact Kim Buxton: K.E.Buxton@lboro.ac.uk or Rachel Reynolds: Rachel.Reynolds@loucoll.ac.uk

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