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The games are a healthcare initiative to help people being cared for in hospitals and our communities keep active and healthy and aid their recovery.

The CICC looks after adults who have had a period of illness, immobility, stroke or a fall.

Kerri MacKay, Deputy Director of Quality and Safety for Mid and South Essex Community Delivery Care Unit,

said:

“We were really excited to be taking part in the Reconditioning Games for the first time.

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Essex Partnership University Staff and patients took part in national Reconditioning Games

Patients and staff limbered up and took part in the national Reconditioning Games last month – with the Trust coming eighth nationally.

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As an inpatient in hospital, a person will be much less active than normal, and this inactivity leads to ‘deconditioning’, which causes people to lose fitness or muscle tone, especially through lack of exercise.

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It’s been so lovely to see so many patients and members of staff taking part in the national reconditioning programme. The feedback has been amazing.”

The games have been such a hit with both the staff and patients that the CICC therapy team have now decided to put together a timetable of activities to take forward to continue the good work that has happened over the last month.

On average, patients in hospital spend most of their time in bed or sitting. Deconditioning can put people at increased risk of falls, affect their independence and recovery, and could mean they have to stay in hospital longer than planned.

The national Reconditioning Games aimed to raise awareness of deconditioning and encourage the sharing of best practice to help people keep physically well in hospitals, care homes, social care and community.

Throughout the month, patients and staff at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust have won 20 medals including three gold medals in the Making a Difference and Supporting People to Keep Moving categories.