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National Exercise Referral Scheme (NERS)

Population Size

Not reported

Years

2009 - 2021

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Wales

Lead time

2-6 months

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

exercise, referral, SAIL, core-res, NERS, Health & Wellbeing, Children & Young People, Growing Old, Inequality & Social Inclusion, Housing & Communities

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