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ReviewBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2024

Establishment of clinical exercise physiology as a regulated healthcare profession in the UK: a progress report.

Helen Jones, Anthony Crozier, Keith George, Gemma Miller, Greg P Whyte, Joanna Rycroft, Andrew Scott, John P Buckley, Gordon McGregor, Christopher David Askew and 9 more

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Review in BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. From acute care to chronic disease management: integrating physical exercise into hospital settings.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Helen JonesRISES, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8282-1459
Anthony CrozierRISES, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5444-397X
Keith GeorgeRISES, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
Gemma MillerRISES, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
Greg P WhyteRISES, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
Joanna RycroftRISES, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
Andrew ScottSport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1478-8962
John P BuckleySchool of Allied Health Professions, Keele University, Keele, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6235-3395
Gordon McGregorSport and Exercise Science, Coventry University, Coventry, UK.
Christopher David AskewSchool of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC, Queensland, Australia.
Sandy JackSport and Exercise Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Steffan BirkettSport and Exercise Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
David R BroomSport and Exercise Science, Coventry University, Coventry, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0305-937X
Keith TolfreySchool of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Loughborough, Loughborough, UK.
Anna CampbellSport Exercise and Health, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK.
Dawn A SkeltonResearch Centre for Health (ReaCH), Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6223-9840
Lizanne SteenkampThe Academy for Healthcare Science, Leicester, UK.
Jude SavageThe Academy for Healthcare Science, Leicester, UK.
Daniel J GreenSport and Exercise Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2021, a 'call to action' was published to highlight the need for professional regulation of clinical exercise physiologists to be established within UK healthcare systems to ensure patient safety and align training and regulation with other health professions. This manuscript provides a progress report on the actions that Clinical Exercise Physiology UK (CEP-UK) has undertaken over the past 4 years, during which time clinical exercise physiologists have implemented regulation and gained formal recognition as healthcare professionals in the UK. An overview of the consultation process involved in creating a regulated health profession, notably the development of policies and procedures for both individual registration and institutional master's degree (MSc) accreditation is outlined. Additionally, the process for developing an industry-recognised scope of practice, a university MSc-level curriculum framework, the Academy for Healthcare Science Practitioner standards of proficiency and Continuing Professional Development opportunities is included. We outline the significant activities and milestones undertaken by CEP-UK and provide insight and clarity for other health professionals to understand the training and registration process for a clinical exercise physiologist in the UK. Finally, we include short, medium and long-term objectives for the future advocacy development of this workforce in the UK.

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Communicable diseaseExercise physiologyExercise rehabilitationPhysiology

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PMID38911478
PMCPMC11191777

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