GP and Exercise Referral Module

The highest qualification for a GP Referral Course in the UK!

The GP Referral course is aimed at qualified Personal Trainers, who have experience in instructing gym-based exercise and are currently working within the health and fitness industry.

Patient care has extended beyond the patient-GP relationship and now involves the support of professionals possessing other kinds of expertise. While medication and patient health care is primarily the responsibility of the GP, specialists trained in exercise prescription work in conjunction with the health care professionals, including GPs to help manage, improve or cure the conditions of patients.

Devised by a team of experts and exercise specialists, the GP referral module will provide you with the skills, abilities and the confidence to prescribe safe and effective exercise.

The GP Referral course content includes:

• The Exercise Referral Scheme and the role of the Department of Health and National Health Service
• Physical activity and health promotion
• Behavioural management
• Health and lifestyle screening
• Exercise Prescription
• Fitness testing
• Orthopaedic diseases such as arthritis and osteoporosis
• Cardiovascular diseases such as Hypertension and Coronary Heart Disease
• Metabolic diseases such as Diabetes
• Pulmonary diseases such as Asthma
• Raised cholesterol and obesity
• Pharmacological management

This Module is assessed via the completion of a case study and multiple-choice exam that must be submitted within four weeks of the end of the Module. The assignment will test your understanding of the management of specific medical conditions and the associated exercise prescription.