Providers, settings and activity types available to patients across the cardiac, respiratory, stroke, falls and cancer clinical exercise services in the UK
| Cardiac (n=216) | Respiratory (n=162) | Stroke (n=129) | Falls (n=117) | Cancer (n=107) | |
| Provider (% and number of services) | |||||
| NHS | 89% (n=192) | 84% (n=136) | 95% (n=123) | 82% (n=95) | 30% (n=32) |
| Local authority | 6% (n=13) | – | 4% (n=5) | 15% (n=18) | 44% (n=47) |
| 3rd sector | 4% (n=9) | 16% (n=26) | 1% (n=1) | 3% (n=4) | 25% (n=27) |
| Delivery settings offered by services (%)* | |||||
| Clinical NHS | 83% (n=179) | 54% (n=87) | 95% (n=123) | 82% (n=96) | 25% (n=27) |
| Community | 44% (n=95) | 87% (n=141) | 26% (n=34) | 73% (n=85) | 50% (n=53) |
| Leisure centre | 31% (n=67) | 20% (n=32) | 5% (n=6) | 15% (n=18) | 66% (n=71) |
| Green/outdoor space | – | – | – | – | 47% (n=50) |
| Activity type offered by services (%)* | |||||
| 1-2-1 | 11% (n=24) | 1% (n=2) | 100% (n=129) | 89% (n=104) | 76% (n=81) |
| Specific group | 96% (n=207) | 100% (n=162) | – | 51% (n=60) | 91% (n=97) |
| Walking | – | – | – | – | 59% (n=63) |
| Chair-based | – | – | – | 92% (n=108) | – |
| Green/outdoor space | – | – | – | – | 14% (n=15) |
| Education | 100% (n=216) | 100% (n=162) | 100% (n=129) | 100% (n=117) | 60% (n=64) |
*Services offered multiple delivery settings and activity types.
NHS, National Health Service.