What is NSP? The National Step-O-Meter Programme (NSP) is a ˜Choosing Health' project, delivered by Natural England in partnership with the Department of Health. It aims to promote and enable the effective use of pedometers via clinical practice.
NSP aims NSP aims to make it possible for National Health Service patients - especially those who take little exercise - to have the use of a Step-O-Meter (pedometer) free-of-charge for a limited loan period. Help and support is given to set goals, monitor the number of steps walked, record progress and increase activity levels.
NSP enables Step-O-Meters to be made available to patients through health care professionals, eg GPs, practice nurses and health visitors.
NSP objectives
To increase levels of walking in sedentary, hard to reach and 'at risk' groups.
To increase usage of Step-O-Meters across the NHS as a motivational tool.
To increase awareness of the Cheif Medical Officer's recommendation that every adlut should undertake at least 30 minutes of moderate activity on at least 5 days a week.
Delivering NSP By Jan 09, more than 8,500 frontline health care professionals had been trained including GPs, practice nurses, dieticians, health visitors and pharmacists. NSP has also trained 200 Cascade Trainers and they have gone on to train frontline colleagues.
An NSP E-learning training module has been developed to help reach even more health professionals who find it difficult to access the training.
exercise - to have the use of a Step-O-Meter (pedometer) free-of-charge for a limited loan period. Help and support is given to set goals, monitor the number of steps walked, record progress and increase activity levels.
trained including GPs, practice nurses, dieticians, health visitors and pharmacists. NSP has also trained 200 Cascade Trainers and they have gone on to train frontline colleagues.
