ukactive has released a report that says public health initiatives must help raise awareness of social prescribing in gyms, pools and leisure centres in order to reduce the pressure on the NHS.
The report, called ‘Leading the Change: social prescribing within the fitness and leisure sector’, calls for the government and its agencies to help unlock the potential of fitness and leisure facilities to serve more people through social prescribing.
The report makes four key recommendations to develop and grow social prescribing within the fitness and leisure sector so it can play its fullest role in improving the health and wellbeing of the nation.
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Posted on 25th January 2022