Exercise referral schemes to promote physical activity: costing tools

A costing statement and local costing template have been produced to help local authorities estimate the financial impact to of implementing the [NICE] guidance in their area.

Exercise referral schemes to promote physical activity: costing 
NICE
September 2014

Access the costing tools here.

Sport and Exercise Medicine: A Fresh Approach in Practice

"The diverse range of sport and exercise services in this document highlights the opportunities to commission new services to positively improve health and health economics in the NHS." 

Sport and Exercise Medicine: A Fresh Approach in Practice: a National Health Service information document
Weiler R, Jones N et al.
Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine
July 2014

Read more here.

Physical activity: brief advice for adults in primary care

"Inactivity costs the NHS an estimated at £1.06 billion based on national cases of CHD, stroke, diabetes, colorectal cancer and breast cancer (all conditions that are potentially preventable or manageable through physical activity)."

Physical activity: brief advice for adults in primary care
NICE public health guidance 44
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
May 2013

Read more here.

Clustering of unhealthy behaviours over time: implications for policy and practice

"This paper reviews the current evidence on multiple lifestyle risks and analyses data from the Health Survey for England on the distribution of these risks in the adult population and how this is changing over time."

Clustering of unhealthy behaviours over time: implications for policy and practice
D Buck, F Frosini
The King's Fund
August 2012

Read more here , with supporting methodology and data appendices available here.