Knowledge Hub: Health and Care Professionals

It's safer for people with long term conditions to be physically active. Read the Consensus Statement.

Research, insight, links to useful websites and downloadable resources to help you use physical activity to support those with poor mental health.

Find links to training, resources and guidance to allow you to support women to be active in the pre and post-natal period.

A useful resource to help healthcare professionals integrate physical activity conversations into routine clinical care.

The Active Practice Charter is for GP practices who want to help your patients and staff be more active. It's easy and free to sign up.

Active Hospitals aims to change the physical activity culture within hospitals to encourage patients to move more.

Visit our Courses page and use the filter 'Healthcare' to find a selection of recommended training courses, and e-learning to support Health & Care Professionals to help those they work with to be more active.

Physical activity measures are one in a range of tools to nudge people towards a more active lifestyle. Download our document for two example questions that can help patients understand their activity levels.

Supporting people with long term health conditions to be physically active - guidance for healthcare professionals.

If you're working with carers, you can help support them to be more active by signposting to the Carers UK, Carers Active Hub. This online hub aims to help carer's increase their activity levels and improve their health and wellbeing, and includes resources such as case studies, advice and workout videos to do at home.

Social prescribing works alongside traditional healthcare to resolve issues that contribute to poor health and quality of life. It creates sustainable, supportive networks and relationships. And it connects people to non-medical support.

Are you working with people living with chronic pain? The 'Live Well With Pain' website has a whole host of tools to support self-management.

In this podcast series, aimed at Active Partnership Professionals Matt Evans (Active Lincolnshire) talks with Charlie Coward (Active Dorset) about what they have both learnt and experienced through working in the Health and Care Sector.