Q-active Partners
The Q-active programme has developed a large number of partnerships over its first year with a wide range of organisations and community groups. We have many more in the pipeline as we believe health promotion is a shared responsibility and that team working is the best way to get results. This is a list of the major partners and links to their websites:
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Sport England
QMC was awarded an Active England grant of £300,000 to set the scheme up.
Public Sector organisations
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Hosts Q-active at the Queen's Medical Centre Campus.
Nottingham City PCT
Have collaborated on a number of initiatives and we are a partner on their tender for the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund Physical Activity Campaign.
Nottingham City Council
We have supported the council initiatives such as Walk Week and Bike week and continue to have a strong working relationship.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
We are working closely with our neighbouring Trust to roll out a similar programme to their staff.
Business Link
Are advising us on our business plan to take Q-active to the next level as a Social Enterprise.
Social Enterprises/Charities etc.
Social Enterprise East Midlands / East Midlands Development Agency
We are working closely with the Sport Social Enterprise group to develop ways of rolling Q-active out to other NHS Trusts as a Social Enterprise Organisation
Ridewise
With the University of Nottingham, we are developing a cycle training initiative where Ridewise provide cycle training for NUH staff to promote cycling to work.
The Lenton Centre
We are supporting the re-development of this local facility and are working closely with them to provide additional health facilities and opportunities for our staff and their friends and families.
Community groups and organisations
Sport Nottinghamshire
www.sportnottinghamshire.co.uk
Dr Lee is an interim board member of the Nottinghamshire County Sports Partnership and keeps health promotion high on their agenda!
Working Well East Midlands
http://www.emphasisnetwork.org.uk/emphasison/wwem/wwem.htm#pack
Q-active was a pilot project for this Sport England/Department of Health group to promote workplace wellness in the East Midlands and is a key player in determining the future direction of the group. Other key members are:- Government Offices East Midlands
- Erewash Borough Council
- British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity
- Department of Health
- Sport England
Sport Community Information Network
Q-active is a keen member of this network to share and disseminate information and ideas, run by Regeneration East Midlands. (www.regenerationem.co.uk)
Private organisations
Nordic Walking
We were one the first hospital Trusts in the UK to offer Nordic Walking to staff. We continue to work with National organisation British Nordic Walking and the International Nordic Walking Federation to promote this healthy outdoor exercise enjoyed by ~10 million people across the world.
KAM Consultants
We originally worked with KAM to produce the Working Well East Midlands project pack. We are now collaborating with them on ideas to promote workplace wellness to private employers.
Absolute Design
Absolute developed the Q-active logo, branding and promotional materials.
Raleigh
Raleigh have worked with us to promote active travel to our staff by setting up a discount scheme for staff and even generously donated a mountain bike that we raffled to staff during launch week.
Nottingham Sports Injury Clinic
www.nottinghamsportsinjury.co.uk
Has clinics in Mapperley, Beeston & East Bridgford. Treatments include Physiotherapy, Alexander Technique, Sport Rehabilitation, Pilates and Cists. Become a Q-Active member for a 10% discount!
Research
University of Nottingham Research Links
School of Nursing
This School is the main university link for research and evaluation through our Research Manager Holly Blake. We are conducting a large-scale mixed methods evaluation, developing a programme of research, supervising student projects and collaborating with other research links.
Division of Primary Care
www.nottingham.ac.uk/chs/general/primary_care.php
We are collaborating with this Division on grant applications to the Department of Health (www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en) and the BUPA Foundation (www.bupa.co.uk/). We hope to conduct a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a cycling safety intervention provided by RIDEWISE (www.ridewise.org.uk/).
School of Community Health Sciences
Our health economist is based here who will collaborate with us on our economic evaluation of Q-active as a whole, and on the cycling safety project.
School of Psychology
We have a large number of research volunteers from this School who help us with research tasks and also Q-active events. We are also working together with academic staff on student projects and evaluating a Q-active nutrition intervention.
School of English Studies
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/
We are collaborating with the Health Language Research Group (www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/research/HLRG/). With this group we will analyse interview data gathered from NUH staff and look at 'exercise language'.
Clinical Trials Support Unit
www.nottingham.ac.uk/chs/general/ctsu.php
We are collaborating with a member of the clinical trials support unit in our applications for a RCT of a cycling safety intervention.
NUH NHS Trust Research Links
Accident and Emergency Department
We are collaborating with this department through our proposed cycling safety intervention study.
Dietetics
We have collaborated with this department by providing and evaluating a workplace weight management programme for NUH staff
Industry Research Links
Cavill Associates
We are associated with these Health Promotion Consultants through our proposed cycling safety intervention study.
Media links
As well as the media coverage listed on our website, we have an ongoing relationship with the following:
Nottingham Evening Post
Dr Lee is on the steering group for the proposed 2007 campaign to "Get Nottingham Active" with the Evening Post.
BBC East Midlands
The local BBC are very supportive of Q-active, through their own "Get Moving" campaign. We have been featured on both their TV and radio stations and won the East Midlands region "most improved employer" in the Big Challenge Awards 2006.
Life Channel
This company have filmed several pieces on Q-active and on workplace wellness in general using our staff, volunteers and participants that are to be broadcast to waiting rooms nationwide.
