Table 4 A summary of the qualitative content analysis for the survey assessing the perceived impact of parkrun practice initiative as experienced by practice staff

Patient Benefits

Patient Health/Wellbeing

22.8% (95)

“Patient health and wellbeing including community aspects and volunteering opportunities.” (HCW393)

Medication Avoidance

0.5% (2)

“Deprescribing & demedicalisation.” (HCW6)

Staff Benefits

Staff Health/Wellbeing

25.4% (107)

“I think it’s been positive for staff and a shared bond between different members of the team that dont usually work together day to day.” (HCW28)

Staff Morale

11.3% (47)

“Great opportunity to get team together in sport activity.” (HCW18)

Parkrun/Community benefits

Community Engagement

13.9% (58)

“Great to help those who buy into it creating community, purpose, belonging, conversation, as well as exercise.” (HCW9)

“Increased community spirit and wellbeing.” (HCW33)

Staff Knowledge/Awareness

2.2% (9)

“Increases awareness of park run.” (HCW46)

Improved Engagement

1.0% (4)

“Increased talk about physical activity, increased participation in parkrun. It has also led to the staff sharing other activities, for example people have met for group cycles and walks and some of the ANPs are now talking of starting a badminton club.” (HCW163)