Dame Sally Davies news

Thousands of COVID-related deaths could be prevented if successive governments had tackled the country's obesity crisis in time, according to Dame Sally Davies. The former ... More

The outgoing chief medical officer, professor Dame Sally Davies, has called for urgent action across the industry – and the public sector – to help ... More

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has said that "even a few minutes of exercise is good for you" – hoping that the simple message will ... More

Two-thirds (65.6 per cent) of adults aged between 50 and 70 years old – known as Baby Boomers – have not done any moderate physical ... More

Buoyed by the response to last week’s inaugural Elevate trade show in London, the event organisers have wasted no time in setting out plans for ... More

Elevate, the new trade show which aims to unite sectors in tackling physical inactivity, kicks off this morning (4 May) with addresses from a range ... More

The Chief Medical Officer for England, Dame Sally Davies, is to discuss the key role that physical activity has to play in the public health ... More

A group of leading GPs and health experts have called on the government to create an emergency taskforce to quell the rising epidemic of childhood ... More