Apologies
Google serach terms department health exercise referral systems
it's described as
"Exercise referral systems: A national quality assurance framework
The National Quality Assurance Framework provides guidelines for exercise
referral systems, with the aim of improving standards among existing
exercise referral schemes, and helping the development of new ones. The
Framework focuses primarily on the most common model of exercise referral
system, where the GP or practice nurse refers patients to facilitates such
as leisure centres or gyms for supervised exercise programmes."
Amanda
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:34:55 -0000, Callaghan, Brigid
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>Link does not work
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>Senior Disability Adviser
>Student Services
>University of Bolton
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Amanda Kent
>Sent: 25 January 2008 11:09
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>Subject: Re: The Gym
>
>May be this:
>http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/Publicati
>ons
>PolicyAndGuidance/DH_4009671
>
>Amanda
>
>
>On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:02:28 -0000, Callaghan, Brigid
><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>Hi - I am interested in whether anyone has ever come across this
>>scenario before? I haven't. We have a student with schizophrenia. The
>>doc say this student can exercise in the gym under supervision. The
>gym
>>say they do not have a 'framework' to work with a student with
>>schizophrenia. I didn't really know anything about these frameworks.
>>
>>Anyway - this is what the gym say: "the health referral qualification
>>that I have operates using specific frameworks. If I have a framework I
>>can take on a client provide the condition they have I have a framework
>>for, and additionally the clients GP has ok'd their medical condition,
>>the drugs and dosage, and the condition is stable"
>>
>>The personnel of the gym are more than willing to undertake the
>>necessary training to gain the required framework, but due to resource
>>issues this may take some time. Until then, the student can't use the
>>gym.
>>
>>I am sure you can guess my worry - which is: how does this 'fit' with
>>the DDA? Does health and safety override in such a case? Of course if
>>the student had not declared, there would be no problem. However, I
>feel
>>that this perpetuates the 'don't declare' culture.
>>
>>Interested in comments and experiences.
>>
>>
>>***********************************************************
>>Brigid Callaghan
>>Senior Disability Adviser
>>Student Services
>>University of Bolton
>>Deane Rd
>>Bolton
>>BL3 5AB
>>[log in to unmask]
>>To make an appointment: 01204 903733.
>>Direct line: 01204 903803
>>Minicom: 01204 903490
>>
>>P. Please do not print off this email unless absolutely necessary -
>save
>>the planet.
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