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Sport inclusion charity Access Sport has joined forces with the UK’s largest healthcare charity, Nuffield Health, in an innovative new project to tackle stark health inequalities in Greater Manchester. This ground-breaking project will combine resources and expertise to tackle the unmet needs of 15,000 disadvantaged local young people and their families in the next two years.

Updated: Thursday 3 March 2022

Published: Thursday 3 March 2022

Careology and Nuffield Health have partnered in a pilot to provide patients undergoing cancer treatment with support through digital cancer care technology.

Updated: Wednesday 2 March 2022

Published: Wednesday 2 March 2022

Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity, has appointed Alison McCourt CBE ARRC as its new Clinical Services Director, providing leadership to clinical teams across the Charity’s hospitals, fitness and wellbeing centres, healthcare clinics, and workplace wellbeing services.

Updated: Thursday 17 February 2022

Published: Thursday 17 February 2022

A dislocated kneecap is a common injury, so it’s good to know what to do if you experience it. Tim Spalding, Specialist Knee Surgeon, explains how to tell if you’ve got a dislocated kneecap, why you might get one, and how to treat it.

Updated: Wednesday 16 February 2022

Published: Tuesday 28 January 2020

Nuffield Health has announced it is investing £50,000 as platinum partners into the Ingenuity Programme, which supports start-ups to directly address the UK’s social and environmental challenges to drive change in local communities.

Updated: Wednesday 9 February 2022

Published: Wednesday 9 February 2022

Despite one in four of us experiencing a mental health problem in any given year, there is still stigma surrounding mental health. In a survey conducted by Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity, it found that nearly a fifth of people (16%) would be too embarrassed or ashamed to ask for help with any mental health problems they experienced while one in ten (13%) still worry about being judged or discriminated against. This ‘Time to Talk’ Day, Nuffield Health is encouraging people to start conversations about their mental health.

Updated: Thursday 3 February 2022

Published: Thursday 3 February 2022

Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital, part of the wider Nuffield Health Charity, has achieved the highest possible rating of excellence by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following an inspection in October 2021. The hospital was visited by a CQC team of inspectors and regulation specialists with healthcare expertise who scrutinised all areas of the hospital’s practice, defining it as an ‘Outstanding’ hospital. The Hospital joins Nuffield Health’s Cambridge, Leeds and Tees hospitals in being awarded ‘Outstanding’ CQC ratings.

Updated: Tuesday 14 December 2021

Published: Tuesday 14 December 2021

Many people’s health and wellbeing has been impacted by the pandemic, yet the number of people seeking help when they have a concern has significantly reduced during this time, particularly amongst men. Here, Brendan Street, Nuffield Health’s Professional Head of Emotional Wellbeing, shares his experience of a personal health issue and how he sought help.

Updated: Friday 12 November 2021

Published: Monday 14 June 2021

Many people’s health and wellbeing has been impacted by the pandemic, yet the number of people seeking help when they have a concern has significantly reduced during this time, particularly amongst men. Here, Tony Pleasance, Nuffield Health’s Senior Regional Therapist, shares his experience of a personal health issue and how he sought help.

Updated: Friday 12 November 2021

Published: Monday 14 June 2021

Does the sight of blood make the room spin? Here's how to fight back against blood-injury-needle phobia and pump up your resistance to fainting.

Updated: Wednesday 10 November 2021

Published: Thursday 9 June 2016

Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity, has today announced Dr Junaid Bajwa and Mark Stansfeld have joined its Board of Governors as governors with effect from the start of October.

Updated: Monday 25 October 2021

Published: Monday 25 October 2021

During the pandemic, the learnings from our university programme were cascaded from hospitals, through clinical services and into fitness and wellbeing facilities, helping to keep everyone safe.

Updated: Sunday 17 October 2021

Published: Sunday 17 October 2021

Health assessments aren’t just to identify health issues, they can also help you optimise your health and wellbeing. Luke Cousins, Regional Clinical Lead Physiologist, shines a light on health assessments at Nuffield Health and why you might decide to have one.

Updated: Tuesday 12 October 2021

Published: Tuesday 12 October 2021

Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity, has completed the acquisition of five hospitals from Aspen Healthcare Limited (30 September 2021). The hospitals are Parkside Private Hospital (Wimbledon), Highgate Private Hospital (London), The Holly Private Hospital (Essex), Cancer Centre London and The Edinburgh Clinic plus central supporting staff. Concurrently, Nuffield Health has also entered into long-term leases with Aspen Healthcare’s owner, NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT, in respect of the five hospitals.

Updated: Friday 1 October 2021

Published: Tuesday 28 September 2021

Not only has the pandemic affected children’s education, they’ve also missed out on learning crucial life skills such as how to swim. Ross Harris, National Fitness Development Manager, explains why we should make sure kids are taught swimming and water safety from a young age.

Updated: Wednesday 29 September 2021

Published: Wednesday 29 September 2021

New data released today from Nuffield Health’s Healthier Nation Index has revealed the extent of concern families have about the state of their loved one’s physical and mental health.

Updated: Monday 27 September 2021

Published: Friday 24 September 2021

Most women will have a gap in their tummy muscles in their third trimester. This usually resolves within 3–6 months after giving birth but some mums are left with a gap – giving the classic “mummy pooch”. Minal Gadhia, Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, explains what causes a diastasis recti and gives her top tips on how to fix it.

Updated: Friday 24 September 2021

Published: Monday 13 September 2021

Nuffield Health and the Personalised Care Institute (PCI) have this month kickstarted a long-term partnership. It means that around 3,000 healthcare professionals working at Nuffield Health, which includes nurses, physiotherapists, doctors, physiologists and rehabilitation specialists, will access the PCI’s range of e-Learning courses as part of their mandatory CPD.

Updated: Thursday 9 September 2021

Published: Thursday 9 September 2021

Close to 1 million people in the UK were experiencing self-reported long COVID, with 634,000 people reporting that their ability to undertake their day-to-day activities had been ‘limited a lot’. We held a panel discussion to provide clinical insights into the impact of long COVID on employees and guidance on how organisations can support employee recovery.

Updated: Friday 3 September 2021

Published: Friday 3 September 2021

If your marathon is a month away, use this training programme to prepare effectively for the big day and reduce your risk of injury.

Updated: Friday 3 September 2021

Published: Friday 3 September 2021