New NICE guidance on promoting physical activity using brief advice
Last updated on 11th June 2013
This month the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published their new evidence-based clinical guideline on "Physical advice: brief advice for adults in primary care". NICE state "The guidance is for ... anyone ... whose remit includes offering lifestyle advice. Examples include: exercise professionals, GPs, health trainers, health visitors, mental health professionals, midwives, pharmacists, practice nurses, physiotherapists. It may also be of interest to others with a role in encouraging physical activity and members of the public."