National Exercise Referral Scheme (NERS)
Dataset
Summary
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Description:
The National Exercise Referral Scheme (NERS) is a Public Health Wales (PHW) funded scheme which has been in development since 2007. The Scheme targets clients aged 16 and over who have, or are at risk of developing, a chronic disease. The scheme is centrally managed by the Welsh local Government Association.
NERS is an evidence-based health intervention incorporating physical activity and behavioural change techniques to support referred clients to make lifestyle changes to improve their health and wellbeing.
The principal aims of the scheme:
To offer a high quality National Exercise Referral Scheme across Wales
To increase the long term adherence of clients to physical activity
To improve the physical and mental health of clients
To determine the effectiveness of the intervention in increasing clients’ activity levels and improving their health.
Is Part Of:
No Group
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom,Wales
Typical Age Range:
16-150
Follow Up:
6 - 12 MONTHS
Pathway:
Pathways pertaining to exercise treatments and physical activity prescribed
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
STUDY
Sources:
ELECTRONIC SURVEY
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
ANNUAL
Start Date:
01 January 2009
End Date:
08 June 2021
Time Lag:
2-4 WEEKS
Accessibility
Access
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Access Request Cost:
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analytical work required, disclosure control process, and special case
technological requirements.
Jurisdictions:
GB
Data Controller:
Welsh Government
Data Processor:
SAIL Databank
Usage
Data Use Requirements:
PROJECT SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS
Resource Creators:
["Public Health Wales NHS Trust"]
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Conforms To:
LOCAL
Languages:
en
Formats:
SQL database table
Enrichment and Linkage
Qualified Relations:
Yes. To any SAIL dataset & reference data.
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
FINDINGS
3000000
Count
01 January 2021