Department of Health news
05 Aug 2025
Minos Palace Resort in Crete, Greece, has revealed the scientific board members behind the development
10 May 2025
Commentators are speculating that the Labour government is considering disbanding the Department of Culture, Media
13 Mar 2025
NHS England – the body responsible for delivering public sector health care in England – is
14 Feb 2025
Mike Farrar is stepping down as chair of UK Active, after being appointed interim Permanent
21 Jul 2023
Local government organisations and industry thought leaders have slammed the UK government’s decision not to
04 Apr 2023
People who get regular, uninterrupted sleep do a better job sticking to their exercise and
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
23 Feb 2023
The Lake Nona Impact Forum will see leaders from health, wellbeing, technology and business gather
20 Sep 2022
Plans to shelve the UK's sugar tax (Soft Drinks Industry Levy) and other pieces of
28 Feb 2022
The UK government must offer greater clarity on how it plans to support the health
10 Feb 2022
Cutting VAT for the pandemic-hit fitness industry could have saved businesses and jobs – just as
20 Dec 2021
UK Active has sent letters to three government departments, asking for them to provide the
Aligning fitness and healthcare as part of the wider health and wellbeing needs of the
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
30 Mar 2021
The UK government has launched a new Office for Health Promotion, designed to lead efforts
26 Nov 2020
On Wednesday 2 December, all spas across England will be permitted to reopen, as the
08 Jul 2020
The government of Dubai has announced that spas and massage centres across the emirate can
19 May 2020
Independent gym owners in Ohio have filed a lawsuit against state officials, challenging the decision
03 Apr 2020
Airport spa operator XpresSpa is joining the efforts to combat coronavirus by offering its airport
23 Jan 2020
Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) will officially open on 24 January. The
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
01 Dec 2019
Inactivity is described by The Department of Health as the ‘silent killer’ of our generation,
20 Sep 2019
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published the country's first ever
01 May 2019
Leeds has become the first UK city to successfully lower the rates of childhood obesity
26 Apr 2019
Health Club operator Planet Fitness is offering high school students aged 15 to 18 years
21 Jan 2019
The Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) will open its doors at Sheffield Hallam University later
17 Dec 2018
Various mindfulness therapies have been practised for thousands of years, but recent evidence appears to
06 Feb 2018
TV journalist and presenter Dr Michael Mosley has been announced as a keynote speaker for
08 Nov 2017
Researchers from Colorado State University and the University of Kentucky have shown that massage can
31 Aug 2017
Exercise videos in school classrooms could be a cost-effective solution to help introduce more physical
14 Jun 2017
Karen Bradley and Tracey Crouch, the government ministers with ultimate responsibility to the UK sport
30 May 2017
An inactive lifestyle increases the risk developing kidney or bladder cancer, according to a US
08 May 2017
ukactive has promoted its executive director Steven Ward to the position of CEO, the health
18 Apr 2017
The Global Wellness Summit is bringing an all-star lineup of integrative medicine leaders to its
10 Feb 2017
Public Health England and the Department of Health (DoH) should plough investment into outdoor recreation
09 Feb 2017
Sport and physical activity participation targets for the next three years will be published by
11 Oct 2016
Sport England and Public Health England (PHE) have partnered up to fund a new pilot
04 Oct 2016
In an attempt to counter Britain’s childhood obesity epidemic, ukactive will work alongside the Local
30 Sep 2016
Organisations providing physical activity programmes for children would attract more public funding if they improved
11 Aug 2016
The effectiveness of the School Games has been backed by Sport England following a six-month
09 Aug 2016
Government departments such as health, education and transport should have a minister dedicated to sports
04 Aug 2016
Despite Florida posting record visitor numbers for the year, Britain’s decision to leave the European
26 Jul 2016
The £7m Thorncliffe Health and Leisure Centre in Sheffield – which forms part of the
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
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Software suppliers explain how AI,
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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released,
LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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MD, Brio“We’ve reduced the level of council investment over the last three years by 40 per cent and increased our turnover by 9 per cent”
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New legislation is exposing weakness
and potential liabilities in the
management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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