§ Lord Pendryasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many people have taken part in exercise referral schemes since the launch of the National Quality Assurance Framework by the Department of Health in 2002. [HL993]
§ Lord WarnerThis information is not held centrally, as it is for individual primary care trusts (PCTs) in conjunction with local partners to fund such schemes according to local priorities and in accordance with the National Quality Assurance Framework for Exercise Referral published in April 2001. Copies are available in the Library.
A survey on obesity management in the United Kingdom, published in October 2003 by Dr Foster Limited, suggests that 89 per cent of PCTs provide exercise on prescription.