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meet the team
dr john searle
chief medical offi cer
T
he FIA has been working
with the British Heart
Foundation’s National
Centre for Physical Activity and
Health on the production of a
toolkit for the effective delivery of
exercise referral schemes. The FIA’s
chief medical offi cer, Dr John Searle,
explains exercise referrals.
WHAT IS EXERCISE REFERRAL?
Exercise referral is when a doctor or
health professional refers a patient to
a fitness instructor for a planned,
structured, supervised exercise Dr John Searle has himself qualifi ed
programme as part of the management as a personal trainer
of an illness.
disease, high blood pressure, asthma,
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE arthritis, depression, obesity, certain
REFERRED PATIENT? types of back pain and some diseases of
The doctor is responsible for making the the nervous system.
referral and retains the responsibility for
the patient’s overall care. HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED WITH
The fitness instructor (who must be EXERCISE REFERRAL?
Level 3 qualified), is responsible for
•
Talk to a personal trainer who
assessing the patient, planning, delivering practises in this area, see what they do
and supervising the exercise programme, and spend some time watching them
monitoring the patient’s progress and work with patients.
reporting back to the doctor. He/she
•
Talk to the patients. I would be
must have a registered exercise referral surprised if you don’t get hooked!
qualification and must keep it updated.
•
Get in touch with REPs and fi nd out
The operator has a responsibility to what qualifi cations you need.
provide a safe environment in line with
•
Contact one of the training companies
the FIA’s Code of Practice, as well as a to see what courses they offer, how you
member of staff to oversee and can do the course and what it will cost.
co-ordinate its referral service.
•
Then just go for it – it’s hugely
satisfying working with patients.
IS EXERCISE EFFECTIVE IN
MANAGING DISEASE?
There is considerable and well-
established research which proves that
properly prescribed and supervised
exercise can be hugely beneficial for Health Club Management is
patients suffering from many diseases. the offi cial magazine of the FIA.
It really does work.
WHAT CONDITIONS CAN BE TREATED To join the FIA call
WITH EXERCISE +44 (0)20 7420 8560
There’s a long list, but they are largely or go to www.fia.org.uk
long-standing illnesses such as heart
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