Establish a collaborative network of stakeholders

Consider the scope and context of this consensus statement

Understand the perspectives of healthcare professionals and people living with LTCs on the risks of physical activity and relationship with clinical conversations

Undertake a rapid review of published literature to establish what is known about the risk of physical activity in people with LTCs

Coordinate steering group meeting

Recruit delphi panel

Develop questionnaire

Develop draft statements

Lead the evolution of clear statements, through expert consensus, about the medical risks of physical activity for all adults, irrespective of age, living with one or more LTCs

Agree scope of the consensus project

Map cross-sector context

Build collaboration

Review outputs from the delphi study

Establish common terminology and approach to inform subsequent cross-sector work

Share service user’s views and opinions on physical activity service provision and healthcare system delivery

Generate ideas on what healthcare might do differently to make it easier for people living with a LTC to be active

Provide an overview of the perception of giving advice around risk from physical activity in clinical practice

Outline barriers and facilitators to implementing physical activity recommendations

Appraise rapid evidence review

Contextualise findings related to clinical practice

Recommend format of statements

Review draft statements for testing in the delphi study

Complete all phases of the delphi study required to reach consensus

Test and develop the content, structure and format of the statements and supporting evidence