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If you want to enjoy what you eat without overindulging this festive season, take a look at our top tips for enjoying a healthy and delicious Christmas.

Updated: Thursday 17 October 2024

Published: Friday 20 November 2015

Merthyr Town Football Club is delighted to announce the launch of their partnership with the UK’s largest healthcare charity, Nuffield Health. This initiative is set to have a hugely beneficial effect on the quality of life of the players, and therefore on the fans, of the Penydarren Park-based club.

Updated: Friday 20 September 2024

Published: Tuesday 17 September 2024

Back pain is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide and can range from a minor inconvenience to debilitating pain that never goes away. Many people find their pain eases with rest and treatment, while others suffer in silence with chronic pain that makes day-to-day life difficult.

Updated: Wednesday 7 August 2024

Published: Wednesday 7 August 2024

Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity, is implementing a new standardised national paediatric early-warning system across its hospitals to further help clinicians spot and treat a deteriorating child patient quickly and act on concerns.

Updated: Thursday 1 August 2024

Published: Wednesday 31 July 2024

You’ve probably heard that you should be eating ‘5 a day’ before, but have you ever wondered where the idea comes from, or why we hear so much about it?

Updated: Thursday 25 July 2024

Published: Thursday 30 May 2024

It’s no secret that getting more fibre in your diet is a great way to keep your digestive system healthy. Diets that are high in fibre are closely linked with a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.

Updated: Wednesday 24 July 2024

Published: Wednesday 6 March 2024

Sheffield Fitness and Wellbeing Centre, run by Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity, has announced that it’s reduced its energy usage by an impressive 25% during 2023, as the charity’s #SwitchOff campaign made an impact across the UK.

Updated: Friday 19 July 2024

Published: Friday 19 July 2024

After two successful years of working together to support disadvantaged and disabled young people across Greater Manchester, Access Sport and Nuffield Health have announced that this vital partnership will be extended until March 2026.

Updated: Monday 8 July 2024

Published: Monday 8 July 2024

Wild swimming is a growing trend in the UK. Unlike the controlled environment of a swimming pool, open water swimming gives you a unique connection to nature without compromising on the great physical and mental benefits of swimming.

Updated: Wednesday 29 May 2024

Published: Tuesday 1 August 2023

With recent research from Nuffield Health unveiling significant barriers to exercise for those living in Yorkshire and the surrounding areas, Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital in collaboration with The Brownlee Foundation aim to inspire young people to prioritise their health and wellbeing through the power of sport, physical activity and positive role models.

Updated: Wednesday 22 May 2024

Published: Wednesday 22 May 2024

To celebrate ODP Day, we caught up with Kate Stables, Operating Department Practitioner at Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital to ask her what the day means to her.

Updated: Monday 13 May 2024

Published: Monday 13 May 2024

In a land as often dreary as the UK, is skin cancer really a problem? Nuffield Health GP and mole expert Unnati Desai discusses the facts around skin cancer and provides a simple guide to checking your moles.

Updated: Friday 3 May 2024

Published: Monday 23 May 2016

Overtraining occurs when we don’t give our body enough time to recover between exercise sessions. It can have a big impact on performance and the frequency at which we get injured. Whilst weightlifting and cardio are great for mind and body, adequate rest is just as important.

Updated: Friday 26 April 2024

Published: Friday 26 April 2024

The Green Healthcare Leadership Programme, co-created by The Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) and Nuffield Health and supported by NHS England, has awarded its second round of leadership scholarships to Kate Stables, Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital and Suzy Moody, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust who impressed the judges with their sustainable healthcare projects at the Celebration Event in London on Tuesday 26 March.

Updated: Thursday 4 April 2024

Published: Thursday 4 April 2024

Working out how much water you need to drink every day to stay hydrated can be difficult. Your age, weight, overall health, and the temperature outside all play a role in determining how much you need to stay healthy.

Updated: Monday 4 March 2024

Published: Monday 4 March 2024

How many calories you eat in a day should take into account your gender, age, weight, and activity levels. Whilst counting calories can be beneficial, maintaining a balanced diet is a more sustainable way to make healthy changes to your diet.

Updated: Monday 4 March 2024

Published: Monday 4 March 2024

Former professional footballer and Paralympic coach Tony Larkin was completely debilitated by arthritis, until he met Nuffield Health Consultant Matthew Oakley.

Updated: Wednesday 21 February 2024

Published: Thursday 20 August 2015

Leeds Rhinos have today announced Nuffield Health as the club’s official health and wellbeing partner.

Updated: Friday 16 February 2024

Published: Friday 16 February 2024

Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity, and Vanguard Healthcare Solutions have started construction to create two new operating theatres at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital for the benefit of NHS and privately-paying patients in the local community.

Updated: Friday 2 February 2024

Published: Friday 2 February 2024

The National Joint Registry (NJR) has given ‘Gold’ Quality Data Provider awards to 34 hospitals from Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity, for their commitment to high quality care and patient safety reporting in orthopaedics surgery.

Updated: Monday 8 January 2024

Published: Monday 8 January 2024