Healthcare professionals making active lives possible

Helping children with balance and coordination difficulties to ride a bike

Toolkits and Resources

This section contains information on different Physical Activity, Disability and Long Term Health Condition toolkits and resources. These web based resources are freely available for organisations and individuals to use online

Mapping Disability: the facts has been created to give an overview of disability within the population. Its purpose is to inform and direct strategy and delivery, improving choice and opportunity for disabled people to regularly take part in sport

Mapping Disability - The Facts (Sport England) (PDF, 6.6 Mb)

The way organisations talk, words used, tone of voice or even body language can affect anyone's opinion of the sport or fitness provider and most of all – their trust in them. Communication is also about listening to the audiences and using the insight to target more effectively. With this guide EFDS continues to build on the insight of disabled people's preferences in language, messages and the channels to reach more participants.

EFDS Inclusive Communications Guide (PDF, 9.8 Mb)

An accessible and inclusive sports club sometimes requires a few physical adjustments to buildings but more than anything it needs some forward planning and continuing commitment.

This guide is aimed at anybody involved in running or working in a sports club. You could be a volunteer, a coach, a club member or supporter. It is not a detailed technical guide, but intended as a starting point. The resource will take you through the main areas of physical access and signpost you to sources of further information and support.

Access For All (PDF, 4 Mb)

Autism, sport & physical activity. Practical strategies to implement in your delivery of sport and physical activity when working with autistic people.

Autism Sport And Physical Activty Booklet (PDF, 2.1 Mb)

Disability Football

GO Active And Disability Paper (PDF, 432 Kb)
Pragmatic Study: Physical activity, Quality of Life and Type 2 Diabetes (PDF, 1.7 Mb)
Evaluation Of GO Active Get Healthy (PDF, 2.1 Mb)
Oxfordshire Eye Health And Sight Loss Report (PDF, 277 Kb)

GO Active Get Healthy is funded by the Diabetes Transformation Fund. A partnership programme involving a range of stakeholders including the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, Active Oxfordshire, and the Local Authorities; Cherwell District Council, Oxford City Council, South and Vale of White Horse Council and West Oxfordshire District Council.

The programme embeds the NHS Let's Get Moving Pathway into the primary care referral procedure for patients with diabetes to access behaviour change support initiatives county-wide.

The infographic below is from the 2018 – 2019 period.

GAGH Infogragh (002) (PNG, 478 Kb, 800x1148)

Exercise Referral Summit Meeting

Water Wellbeing Presentation Active Oxfordshire 02 07 2019 (PDF, 2.8 Mb)
PW From Hospital Rehabilitation Into The Community Lessons From Afar Presentation (PDF, 2.8 Mb)
Exercise Referral Summit 020719 Workshop Feedback (PDF, 301 Kb)
Exercise Referral Summit 020719 Evaluation Summary Of Event (PDF, 338 Kb)
(1) Ex Ref SUMMIT Mtg 2719 Session 1 ALL (PDF, 2 Mb)
(2) Ex Ref SUMMIT Mtg 2719 Session 2 ALL (PDF, 1.8 Mb)

Sport for Confidence Project Model

Sport for Confidence Programme Information (PDF, 4.7 Mb)
Sport for Confidence is a delivery model utilised in various areas of England to support people with disabilities to be more active.

KEEN - Community Sports Partner Programme

KEEN Community Sports Partner Programme Information (PDF, 3.6 Mb)
Local Charity KEEN is supporting clubs and organisation to improve the opportunities in Oxford to participate in inclusive sport.