Vision Redbridge
Overview
The Exercise on Referral (EOR) scheme is available to Redbridge residents aged 16 years+ who suffer with physical or mental health conditions which would benefit from increasing their physical activity levels. Residents are referred by their GP with health conditions, including diabetes, obesity, asthma, hypertension, depressions, stress, anxiety and musculoskeletal conditions. Vision also offers specialist pathways for Cancer, Cardiac, Stroke Rehabilitation and Long COVID as well as a 12 week pre diabetes pilot nutrition course.
Actions taken
The scheme supports individuals to achieve and maintain long term health goals and aids the preventative agenda through reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, assist with weight loss, reduce stress and anxiety, controls blood sugar levels, improve mobility and posture, strengthen muscles and assists with improving overall health and wellbeing.
The EOR scheme offers 12 gym sessions for £12 with specialist instructors, and a subsidised membership to our leisure facilities for a 2 year period to assist residents with long term behaviour change and achieving sustainable health goals.
The scheme offers over 50 supervised specialist sessions including cardiac rehabilitation, cancer rehabilitation, stroke rehabilitation, chair based exercise, gym sessions and weight management (BMI restrictions).
Outcomes
Between April 2021 and March 2022 Vision received 1395 referrals for all pathways with 88% attending their initial assessment. 509 (36%) completed all 12 supervised sessions and 40% of patients that completed the sessions were still active at the six month stage. The pilot pre diabetes nutrition course proved to be a success with 77% of patients completing the programme losing weight and 73% reducing their Hba1c levels
Results and Benefits
Due to the success of the pre diabetes programme Vision secured further funding to offer weight management courses throughout Redbridge, via online platforms as well as being able to offer 121 assessments. Vision is also developing a pathway to assist patients with learning disabilities. The various referral pathways have proved to assist patients in long term behaviour change, increasing physical activity levels, weight loss, and reduction in Hba1c levels and improve general wellbeing.
“The scheme has been amazing, I have lost over a stone and I have more energy. I can now play with my children without having to catch my breath.”
“I have loved everything about the nutrition sessions. I have learnt so much and it has made a big difference in my life. I have already lost over a stone.”
