Green Prescription

What is Green Prescription (GRx)

If you want to become more active but are unsure about what to do, or how to get started then a Green Prescription may be for you.

This free service provides you support, motivation and guidance to get started. Our Green Prescription staff will talk through your current activity level, and help you set an activity plan and realistic goals suited to your individual needs, health and lifestyle.

Four months of ongoing support and advice are then offered to help you stay on track, and adjust your activity plan to match your changing fitness.

In addition to the individual consultations, the Green Prescription team also provide a group activity session and a variety of activity tasters.

For more information and how to get involved Green Prescription call 0800 ACTIVE or talk to your Doctor or practice nurse about Green Prescription.

How Green Prescription Works

A Green Prescription is a health professional's written advice to a patient to be physically active, as part of the patient's health management.

The health professional (GP or practice nurse) issues a Green Prescription provided the person is:

18 years or over
Inactive
Medically stable and able to engage in low to moderate activity
Motivated to change their level of activity
The GRx script is forwarded through to Green Prescription staff at the nearest Canterbury West Coast Sports Trust office.

The GRx Support Person will then contact the patient to initiate a series of consultations about their activity level. This could be through:

monthly telephone calls for 3-4 months
face to face meetings for 3-4 months
group support in a community setting for 3-6 months.

The patient’s progress is reported back to the referring health professional.

To know more about Green Prescription www.moh.govt.nz/greenprescription

Click here to see an outline of the The GRx Journey

How to get a GRx?

Talk to your doctor or practice nurse about a GRx otherwise call the 0800 ACTIVE (22 84 83) line for a direct referral.

Meet the staff

Linda Wensley – GRx Area Manager
Claire Robertson – GRx Coordinator
Trudy Baker – GRx Administrator
Anne Harkness – Patient Support Person
Di Stead – Patient Support Person
Ru Brodie - Patient Support Person
Lil Convery – Patient Support Person
Kate Harrington – Patient Support Person
Erin Reed – Patient Support Person (Banks Peninsula)

GRx News

GRx Success Stories

Read about some of the successes our patients have had on the GRx programme.

Ray Palmer
Sue Barrett
Susan Pullan
Jill Reesby

GRx Latest Research

SPARC Active NZ Survey Results

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