Event Movement on Prescription: Rehabilitation, Healthy Ageing and Social Prescribing: Connecting People to Strength, Movement and Community Support

Movement and physical activity can play an important role in rehabilitation, maintaining strength and mobility, managing long-term conditions and supporting healthy ageing. However, people's ability to engage in movement is often influenced by more than their physical health. Confidence, concerns about pain or injury, accessibility, social circumstances and the availability of appropriate local provision can all affect whether someone feels able to take part.  

Findings from the Movement on Prescription Link Worker Survey highlighted particular confidence gaps around supporting people with frailty, limited mobility, MSK conditions and cognitive or neurological conditions. These findings suggest a need for clearer communication between sectors, greater awareness of appropriate community opportunities and more confidence in navigating referrals and support.  

Our fourth Movement on Prescription webinar will explore how rehabilitation, social prescribing and community-based physical activity can complement one another, and how stronger connections between services can help people access and sustain movement in ways that work for them. 

Designed primarily for Active Partnerships and the wider physical activity sector, this session will also be relevant to primary care professionals, Social Prescribing Link Workers and those involved in rehabilitation and healthy ageing. 

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Through practical examples and shared learning, the session will explore how organisations can strengthen local connections and better support people to access movement opportunities that reflect their needs, abilities and circumstances.