John A. Percival

Aug 1, 2023 | bmjopensem.bmj.com | Vincent Singh |Katherine S. Pollard |Rasha Okasheh |John A. Percival

In total, 53 (76%) of survey respondents indicated that at least some of the AHP support workers in their service had some form of exercise-related training or qualification (eg, sport science or sport therapy degree, vocational qualification or assistant practitioner training). The AHP support workers NHS banding ranged from band 2 to 4 (n=20, 83%) with those involved with exercise prescription generally at band 4.

Jul 1, 2023 | tandfonline.com | Vanessa Burholt |John A. Percival |Deborah Morgan

ResultsProximity to relatives, TMC use and social outcomesOlder people were in contact with relatives by telephone more frequently than they were by text/email or video calls. More than half (58.8%) used the telephone daily or 2–3 times per week. Texts and emails were used less frequently, however around one third of the sample were in contact with relatives at least weekly. Video calls were used least frequently, with only 13.3% contacting relatives at least monthly by this means.