Social Care
Physical activity and movement can play a key role in the transformation of the social care system, supporting people’s health and wellbeing
Movement and physical activity are core to supporting the health and care system. Social care is one thread of our work to embed physical activity and movement into the health and care.
To create significant changes to physical activity levels we need to target those who are least active.
The Active Lives data from Sport England shows that some of our least active populations are also those who are more likely to be using social care services.
This includes older adults, those with disabilities, people with long term health conditions, and people on low income/living in more deprived areas.
Many of the front line workers across the social care system also mirror the demographics of the people using the services.
Through embedding physical activity and movement into social care there are huge opportunities to tackle key intersecting health inequalities and boost health and wellbeing.
GM Moving and Noisy Cricket
In 2026, GM Moving begun work with consultants Noisy Cricket to delve deeper into the Greater Manchester social care system to see where movement and physical activity had a role to play.
We will be sharing an update on our findings later this year.
Get involved
Kate Harding, Strategic Lead for Health Inequalities
