development opportunities for employees and volunteers. The impact on practitioner performance and on children and young people’s experiences should be monitored. See separate recommendations for different population which build on the generic ones above.. NICE, 2006a Increased Primary care practitioners One systematic review of This A. This physical should take the opportunity, effectiveness was conducted. intervention is intervention is Brief activity whenever possible, to identify Sufficient evidence to recommend implemented supported by interventions inactive adults and advise them the use of brief interventions in locally in some good evidence to aim for 30 minutes of primary care. areas but does of its in primary moderate activity on 5 days of not have a effectiveness care the week (or more) . They consistent and is should use their judgement to national recommended National determine when this would be programme or for use in the Institute for inappropriate, should use a a co-ordinated UK Health and validated tool such as the approach Clinical general practitioner physical Excellence activity questionnaire (GPPAQ), to identify inactive individuals, should take into account the Whole individual’s needs, preferences population and circumstances, agree goals with them, provide written information about the benefits of activity and the local opportunities to be active and
development opportunities for employees and volunteers. The impact on practitioner performance and on children and young people’s experiences should be monitored. See separate recommendations for different population which build on the generic ones above.. NICE, 2006a Brief interventions in primary care National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Whole population Increased physical activity Primary care practitioners should take the opportunity, whenever possible, to identify inactive adults and advise them to aim for 30 minutes of moderate activity on 5 days of the week (or more) . They should use their judgement to determine when this would be inappropriate, should use a validated tool such as the general practitioner physical activity questionnaire (GPPAQ), to identify inactive individuals, should take into account the individual’s needs, preferences and circumstances, agree goals with them, provide written information about the benefits of activity and the local opportunities to be active and One systematic review of effectiveness was conducted. Sufficient evidence to recommend the use of brief interventions in primary care. This intervention is implemented locally in some areas but does not have a consistent national programme or a co-ordinated approach A. This intervention is supported by good evidence of its effectiveness and is recommended for use in the UK