Moving Primary Care - embedding movement as prevention and cure

Join us for a discussion with Dr Callum Leese and Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi on the vital role of movement in healthcare. As growing evidence shows, physical activity isn’t just “nice to have,” it’s a cornerstone of prevention, long-term health, mental well-being and chronic-disease management. 

In this session we’ll explore practical ways to embed movement into community and primary-care settings, from “moving prescriptions” to community-based exercise, lifestyle-clinic models and social-prescribing pathways.

Whether you work in a GP practice, social prescribing team, community health project or public health, this is for you. 

We’ll discuss what works, why it matters, and how to make it happen, even if your setting has limited resources.

What you’ll gain:

• An evidence-informed overview of why physical activity should be central in primary care and community health.
• Real-world examples from practices who have successfully integrated movement into care: what helped, what to watch out for.
• Practical tools, ideas and inspiration for setting up movement-friendly services, lifestyle-clinics or referral pathways.
• Chance to connect with like-minded professionals, share ideas and build momentum across practices and communities.

Speakers:

Dr Callum Leese - GP and research-led advocate for physical activity, who has worked on embedding movement into primary care and community initiatives.

Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi - Lifestyle GP, primary-care lifestyle-clinic pioneer, and long-time champion of movement as medicine.