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Physical activity: for NHS staff, patients and carers

  • Quality standard
  • Reference number: QS84
  • Published:  25 March 2015
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  • Quality statements
  • Quality statement 1: Advice for adults during NHS Health Checks
  • Quality statement 2: Advice for parents or carers as part of the Healthy Child Programme 2-year review
  • Quality statement 3: Advice for parents or carers as part of the National Child Measurement Programme
  • Quality statement 4: Implementing a physical activity programme for employees in NHS organisations
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  • About this quality standard

Update information

Minor changes since publication

August 2023: The rationale text for statement 3 has been updated in line with the updated NCMP operational guidance.

Data sources and references have been updated throughout.

May 2020: For statements 1, 2 and 3, the quality outcome measures and definitions have been updated to align this quality standard with the updated 2019 UK Chief Medical Officers' physical activity guidelines.


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