Charter to establish clinical exercise physiology as a recognised allied health profession in the UK: a call to action

• Gordon McGregor,
• Daniel J Green,
• Louise H Naylor,
• John P Buckley,
• Christopher D Askew,
• Andrew Scott,
• Michael Rosenberg,
• Keith P George,
• Greg P Whyte,
• Paula M Watson,
• David L Oxborough,
• Dick H Thijssen,
• Lee E F Graves

Affiliations

Gordon McGregor

Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Centre for Exercise & Health, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK

Daniel J Green

1 School of Human Sciences (Exercise and Sport Science), The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Louise H Naylor

1 School of Human Sciences (Exercise and Sport Science), The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

John P Buckley

Shrewsbury Centre for Active Living, University of Chester Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, UK

Christopher D Askew

4 School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC, Queensland, Australia

Andrew Scott

School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK

Michael Rosenberg

6Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Keith P George

Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK

Greg P Whyte

Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University

Paula M Watson

Physical Activity Exchange, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK

David L Oxborough

Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK

Dick H Thijssen

Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK

Lee E F Graves

Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK