Live Active Referral Scheme

The Live Active Referral Scheme is a joint initiative between NHS Greater Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire Council. It also operates in Glasgow City Council, East Dunbartonshire Council, South Lanarkshire Council, East Renfrewshire Council and Glasgow Caledonian University. It was established initially as the GP Referral Scheme within Glasgow City Council in 1997 and then extended to West Dunbartonshire in 2001. In 2008 the scheme expanded to incorporate all west Dunbartonshire areas by using financial support from the Keep Well project.

 

Keep Well is a national project with the aim of improving the health of those who need it most. In West Dunbartonshire we will be offering health checks to individuals with Coronary Heart Disease from participating GP practices.  The health check appointment lasts around 45 minutes and based on this health check the patient will be offered a range of services which aim to reduce the risk of deterioration in their condition and help maintain quality of life. 

 

The process is as follows:

• potential participants are identified by their GP, Practice Nurse, Physiotherapist or Cardiac Physiotherapist
• a health profile is completed detailing relevant medical history and sent to the nearest leisure facility involved in the scheme (see below for locations)
•  the Health Counsellor at the leisure facility arranges an initial lifestyle consultation
• if the referral is appropriate they will be enrolled onto the scheme for 12 months

 

 

The benefits are that participants on the scheme receive:

 

• a tailored physical activity plan to suit their needs
• Nutritional advice
• ongoing support and advice

 

 

It is hoped that, by the end of the scheme (12months), participants are confident to continue with their activity plan and no longer require the support from the exercise consultant.

 

If you would like to know more about the Live Active Referral Scheme or you feel you would like to be referred onto the scheme please contact the Health Counsellor at the following addresses:

  

 

The Play Drome	Meadow Centre	Vale of Leven Swimming Pool
2 Abbotsford Road	Meadow Road	Main Street
Clydebank	Dumbarton	Alexandria
0141 951 4321	01389 734094	01389 756931