Health and social care news
26 Nov 2025
On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to
06 Nov 2025
Broadcaster and author, Professor Chris van Tulleken, was among the line-up of experts to give
29 Oct 2025
The UK’s chief medical officer, Sir Chris Whitty, has given evidence to the Health and
29 Aug 2025
The UK’s Health and Social Care Committee is actively looking at how physical activity can
17 Jul 2025
In a win for the UK health and fitness industry, health secretary, Wes Streeting, has
16 Jul 2025
Qualified physical activity professionals in the UK will soon be able to add letters after
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
04 Jun 2025
The National Sector Partners Group (NSPG) has written to the Prime Minister ahead of the
13 May 2025
The Moving Communities social value dashboard has been updated to enable more powerful reporting around
13 Mar 2025
NHS England – the body responsible for delivering public sector health care in England – is
13 Mar 2025
Nuffield Health is partnering with the UK government to offer 4,000 health workers who live
10 Mar 2025
Don’t wait for the government, or the NHS, to provide the solutions or the budget,
04 Dec 2024
With 2.8 million people in the UK economically inactive due to long-term sickness, the government
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
18 Nov 2024
UK Active has written to chancellor, Rachel Reeves, asking for measures to offset the cost
18 Nov 2024
CIMSPA is preparing a submission in response to the government announcement of a 10-year health
31 Oct 2024
Chanchellor, Rachel Reeves, talked about fixing the NHS and rebuilding Britain in the budget, but
29 Oct 2024
Independent charity, Everybody Health and Leisure, has been awarded the delivery of the One You
22 Oct 2024
Untreated vision loss and bad cholesterol have been cited in new research as high risk
23 Sep 2024
Essex County Council has appointed Sport for Confidence CIC to deliver a physical activity model
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
15 Jul 2024
Sport for Confidence CIC has received a national award for its pioneering work hardwiring occupational
02 May 2024
Consultancy and change architects, Miova, have welcomed industry veteran Mark Tweedie on board. Tweedie had
18 Apr 2024
The fitness sector’s pivot to active wellbeing is being discussed in a new weekly podcast,
19 Feb 2024
In a soft power exercise, politicians in the UK have been invited to take part
21 Jul 2023
Local government organisations and industry thought leaders have slammed the UK government’s decision not to
28 Jun 2023
The UK Government needs to adopt a national health strategy based on prevention, if it
28 Feb 2023
Residents of Wolverhampton, UK can earn gym discounts and food vouchers for exercising and eating
14 Dec 2022
Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how
20 Sep 2022
Plans to shelve the UK's sugar tax (Soft Drinks Industry Levy) and other pieces of
04 Jul 2022
A two-year research project will look to find ways to transform the UK's physical activity
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
12 Jan 2022
The UK government should encourage – and make it easier – for doctors and other
20 Dec 2021
UK Active has sent letters to three government departments, asking for them to provide the
30 Mar 2021
The UK government has launched a new Office for Health Promotion, designed to lead efforts
03 Jan 2021
An international panel of experts have examined how social prescribing can play a role in
02 Nov 2020
Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England will address the physical activity sector at
09 Sep 2020
Every £1 spent on community sport and physical activity in England generates £3.91 in return
24 Mar 2020
Leisure centres and stadiums are being transformed into emergency hospital wards in Wales, as part
23 Jan 2020
Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) will officially open on 24 January. The
04 Nov 2019
Swim England has called on the government and healthcare professionals to "maximise the benefits" of
28 Oct 2019
The government has set out plans for every patient in the country to have access
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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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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,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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Founder, SP&Co Group“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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If the health service is to
survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
– and that wellbeing rests with
us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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Julie Cramer highlights
recent health club flooring
upgrades, as top suppliers
give their advice
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Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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