GP/Exercise Referral

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whambam
whambam Posts: 508 Forumite
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Hi,

I understand the GP/Physios can refer you to a gym membership has anyone been through the process?

It only last for 3 months i understand.

Thanks.

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  • NeilCr
    NeilCr Posts: 4,430 Forumite
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    Depends on the gym

    Ours - ex council - has a GP referral system that can be longer than three months. A friend of mine was employed as the support person there and she said it was good. I know there are quite a lot of people who have been referred - my friend said the referral system was very straightforward.
  • KatrinaWaves
    KatrinaWaves Posts: 2,944 Forumite
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    All councils/gyms are different.

    Contact the gym you want to go to and ask them what they need. Some also have funding for non GP referral if the person is overweight on their BMI.
  • whambam
    whambam Posts: 508 Forumite
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    The physio referred us to the local gym gave us a selection of council gyms they also said if a zimmer is provided you are unable to go onto the gym program a walking sticks is okay?
  • NeilCr
    NeilCr Posts: 4,430 Forumite
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    Ask the gyms!

    What happens in one gym won't be the same as what happens in another.
  • whambam
    whambam Posts: 508 Forumite
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    wrong you need to ask the gym manager
  • poppy12345
    poppy12345 Posts: 17,963 Forumite
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    whambam wrote: »
    wrong you need to ask the gym manager
    Anyone that works at the gym will tell you how it works.
  • whambam
    whambam Posts: 508 Forumite
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    no they dont its only dedicated people who have been trained on it knows how the program works.
  • NeilCr
    NeilCr Posts: 4,430 Forumite
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    whambam wrote: »
    wrong you need to ask the gym manager



    Different gyms have different rules. The staff in our gym know the rules for referrals and whether or not sticks are allowed. If they don't happen to know they will find out for you.

    Why don't you be proactive and ring the gym managers and ask them. It is very unlikely that anyone on here will know exactly what rules apply to the gyms local to you (wherever that may be!).
  • whambam
    whambam Posts: 508 Forumite
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    that wasn't my initial question.

    My question was if someone has been through the process if so how long did their membership/course last? Some are 12 months I believe.
  • NeilCr
    NeilCr Posts: 4,430 Forumite
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    whambam wrote: »
    that wasn't my initial question.

    My question was if someone has been through the process if so how long did their membership/course last? Some are 12 months I believe.

    Nope. But you asked it further on.

    As I said my friend ran the GP referral service at our gym and "it depends". Some memberships are ongoing - some are limited because the problem the person has might clear up. For example GPs will refer for people recovering from heart attacks.

    And other gyms will have different rules.

    My advice remains the same. Ring the gyms and have the conversation. Find out what their rules are - not those of forum members at gyms many miles from yours (wherever that may be)
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