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Starting a training routine can be challenging. Personal Trainer Olivia Tyler gives her top tips for goal setting and building an effective training plan to set yourself up for success.

Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021

Published: Wednesday 18 September 2019

Who doesn’t know someone who has welcomed a new pet to their home in the last 12 months, or who has themselves? Indeed, since the pandemic took its grip on the nation 12 months ago a staggering 3.2million(1) households decided to introduce a new furry (or non-furry) friend into their household.

Updated: Thursday 13 May 2021

Published: Monday 10 May 2021

The theme for International Nurses Day this year is ‘A Voice to Lead’. In keeping with this theme, we are proud to announce the launch of our Nightingale Development Programme for Nurses. Starting in July, the aim of the programme is to develop the leadership, quality improvement and partnership working skills of our nurses, strengthening the nursing profession for now and the future. Owen Ledbetter, our Professional Education Lead, explains more about the programme’s benefits for nurses.

Updated: Thursday 13 May 2021

Published: Wednesday 12 May 2021

For World Hand Hygiene Day 2021, the World Health Organisation calls on healthcare workers and facilities to achieve effective hand hygiene action at the point of care. Nuffield Health’s Carol Kefford, Clinical Director and Chief Nurse, Stephanie Cockeram, Housekeeper at Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital, and Louise Wright, Regional Clinical Lead Physiologist at our London Medical Centre, tell us about their views of hand hygiene practices and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Updated: Wednesday 5 May 2021

Published: Tuesday 4 May 2021

This year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness week is nature, with the Mental Health Foundation encouraging us to connect with the natural world. Head of Emotional Wellbeing Brendan Street and Prevention Lead Gosia Bowling explain how you can cultivate nature’s restorative powers for your mental wellbeing, wherever you work.

Updated: Tuesday 4 May 2021

Published: Tuesday 4 May 2021

This year, Ramadan falls in April to May and Muslims in the UK are fasting from around 4am (Sehri) to 8pm (Iftar). In this article, Dr Asif Naseem, a GP and practicing Muslim with a background in Health & Wellbeing, and Mr James Viner, Clinic Manager and Senior Health & Wellbeing Physiologist, provide advice on how to keep yourself fit and healthy if you are fasting.

Updated: Thursday 29 April 2021

Published: Thursday 29 April 2021

We have launched a free online ‘Kids Wellbeing Hub’ to help the physical and mental health of both children and parents.

Updated: Thursday 29 April 2021

Published: Monday 1 February 2021

A third of 18-35 year olds (33%) feel too self-conscious to join a gym, according to a new survey, out today, from the UK’s largest independent not-for-profit health and wellbeing organisation, Nuffield Health.

Updated: Thursday 29 April 2021

Published: Tuesday 8 January 2019

A quarter of over 55s have done no exercise at all since the start of the first lockdown, while 41% of Britons surveyed say their mental health has worsened[1], according to a new Index that lays bare the true impact of COVID-19 on the nation.

Updated: Tuesday 27 April 2021

Published: Tuesday 27 April 2021

We are working with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust to seconde 28 of our employees into family liaison, clerical, operational and administrative positions including COVID-19 swabbing to support the NHS Trust’s efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Updated: Friday 16 April 2021

Published: Tuesday 2 March 2021

For the first week of Stress Awareness Month, Prevention Lead Gosia Bowling and Head of Emotional Wellbeing Brendan Street discuss how we can ease ourselves back into society.

Updated: Tuesday 13 April 2021

Published: Wednesday 7 April 2021

In the lead up to International Women’s Day (8 March), we have interviewed some of the inspirational women working at Nuffield Health to discuss the challenges women face today and the women that inspired them. Here we talk to Chris Finch.

Updated: Friday 5 March 2021

Published: Friday 5 March 2021

In the lead up to International Women’s Day (8 March), we have interviewed some of the inspirational women working at Nuffield Health to discuss the challenges women face today and the women that inspired them. Here we talk to Randa Shafieg.

Updated: Friday 5 March 2021

Published: Friday 5 March 2021

In the lead up to International Women’s Day (8 March), we have interviewed some of the inspirational women working at Nuffield Health to discuss the challenges women face today and the women that inspired them. Here we talk to Mirriam Ngala.

Updated: Friday 5 March 2021

Published: Friday 5 March 2021

In the lead up to International Women’s Day (8 March), we have interviewed some of the inspirational women working at Nuffield Health to discuss the challenges women face today and the women that inspired them. Here we talk to Jo Dickson.

Updated: Thursday 4 March 2021

Published: Thursday 4 March 2021

In the lead up to International Women’s Day (8 March), we have interviewed some of the inspirational women working at Nuffield Health to discuss the challenges women face today and the women that inspired them. Here we talk to Zahra Sefiani.

Updated: Thursday 4 March 2021

Published: Thursday 4 March 2021

In the lead up to International Women’s Day (8 March), we have interviewed some of the inspirational women working at Nuffield Health to discuss the challenges women face today and the women that inspired them. Here we talk to Molly Winter.

Updated: Thursday 4 March 2021

Published: Thursday 4 March 2021

In the lead up to International Women’s Day (8th March), we have interviewed some of the inspirational women working at Nuffield Health to discuss the challenges women face today and the women that inspired them. Here we talk to Sharon Helsby.

Updated: Thursday 4 March 2021

Published: Thursday 4 March 2021

In the lead up to International Women’s Day (8th March), we have interviewed some of the inspirational women working at Nuffield Health to discuss the challenges women face today and the women that inspired them. Here we talk to Alex Morel.

Updated: Thursday 4 March 2021

Published: Thursday 4 March 2021

In the lead up to International Women’s Day (8th March), we have interviewed some of the inspirational women working at Nuffield Health to discuss the challenges women face today and the women that inspired them. Here we talk to Laura Stocks.

Updated: Thursday 4 March 2021

Published: Thursday 4 March 2021