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Nice idea which will fall flat on it's face in reality.
As a nation we've become used to being given medication by the barrel-load to fix our ailments whether they are needed or not. There's a built-in expectation to be given pills. Exercise won't cut it for the vast majority.
"That'll have some gammons gasping, red faced, with indignation." - I hope 'GPs - behind closed doors' are filming.
"yes, Mr Redman, I can give you something for that..."
I thought that this type of scheme was already an established thing. Certainly as a part--owner of a gym we looked at NHS treatment links some years ago.
eg from 2020 - https://www.ukactive.com/news/fitness-and-leisure-sector-to-offer-free-s...
"Physical activity is set to play a greater role in helping people look after their health and wellbeing following the announcement of a partnership between ukactive, NHS England and Improvement (NHSE/I), Sport England and the National Academy for Social Prescribing to highlight the role of fitness within social prescribing.
A new scheme aims to support people to better manage their health and wellbeing by connecting up social prescribing and fitness and leisure activities in local communities.
ukactive, NHSE/I, Sport England and the National Academy for Social Prescribing will work together to identify an initial pledge of 500,000 hours of activity in the first year of the scheme, and make this available for no cost via the social prescribing services being rolled out across England.
People will need to be referred by a Social Prescribing Link Worker in order to access the scheme and it is expected that up to 100,000 people could benefit from the free gym and leisure sessions."
They'll be prescribing gym memberships next!
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/aug/22/gps-to-prescribe-walking-and-cycling-in-bid-to-ease-burden-on-nhs