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National Exercise Referral Scheme (NERS)

Population Size

Not reported
Population Size statistic card

Years

2009 - 2021

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Wales

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

2-6 months

Lead time statistic card

Summary

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.

Documentation

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.

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset sub-type

Not applicable

Associated media

https://saildatabank.com/about-us/https://popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/centres-of-excellence/sail/https://saildatabank.com/

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Findings

3000000

Count

01 Jan 2021

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection

Study

Source of data extraction

Electronic survey

Collection source setting

Primary care - Clinic, Other

Patient pathway description

Pathways pertaining to exercise treatments and physical activity prescribed

Image contrast

Not stated

Biological sample availability

None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency

Annual

Version

12.0.0

Modified

08/10/2024

Citation Requirements

["Public Health Wales NHS Trust"]

Coverage

Start date

01/01/2009

End date

07/06/2021

Time lag

2-4 weeks

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom, Wales

Minimum age range

16

Maximum age range

150

Follow-up

6 - 12 Months

Accessibility

Language

en

Controlled vocabulary

LOCAL

Format

SQL database table

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Not available

Access rights

https://saildatabank.com/data/apply-to-work-with-the-data/

Time to dataset access

2-6 months

Access request cost

Data provision is free from SAIL. Overall project costing depends on the number of people that require access to the SAIL Gateway, the activities that SAIL needs to complete (e.g. loading non-standard datasets), data refreshes, analytical work required, disclosure control process, and special case technological requirements.

Access method category

TRE/SDE

Access service description

The SAIL Databank is powered by the UK Secure e-Research Platform (UKSeRP). Following approval through safeguard processes, access to project-specific data within the secure environment is permitted using two-factor authentication.

Jurisdiction

GB

Data use limitation

General research use,Research-specific restrictions

Data use requirements

Project-specific restrictions

Data Controller

Welsh Government

Data Processor

SAIL Databank

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Collection Sources: Primary care - Clinic, Other

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