Health Select Committee news

The government must take bold steps to make inroads in tackling Britain’s burgeoning childhood obesity and inactivity problem, which has ballooned after more than a ... More

The World Health Organisation has sets its sights on overcoming the growing physical inactivity epidemic by outlining a 10-year strategy to get Europeans moving more. ... More

GP referrals for weight management and physical activity programmes are failing to curb obesity, researchers have claimed. A study of UK health records led by ... More

ukactive chair Tanni Grey-Thompson has called on MPs to help turn the tide of physical inactivity and get more people moving in their constituency. In ... More

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s pledge to make addressing the “great scandal” of childhood obesity a top priority of this Parliament has been dismissed as ineffective ... More

A call from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AMRC) for an end to over-zealous clinical interventions by doctors has been praised by ukactive executive ... More

ukactive CEO David Stalker has warned of the dangers of focusing public health policy solely on tackling obesity, after a trio of scientists said it ... More

High streets in the North and Midlands are most likely to feature businesses that are harmful to the public’s health, with Preston crowned Britain’s unhealthiest ... More

Tackling physical inactivity must become a frontline health priority for the UK’s next government, ahead of the separate issue of obesity, says a new Health ... More

Every UK secondary school should appoint a ‘head of wellbeing’ tasked with improving the physical and mental health of students and teachers, according to Nuffield ... More

The House of Commons Health Select Committee wants the government to introduce a total ban on smoking in public places; the chief medical officer wants ... More

The UK government could retreat from proposals to introduce a partial ban on smoking and opt for a complete ban instead due to mounting pressure ... More

The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) is to host a series of roadshows about how to access funds for facility development and work with local government ... More

Around two thirds of the population of England are overweight according to a report published today by the House of Commons select committee on health. ... More

Around two thirds of the population of England are overweight according to a report published today by the House of Commons select committee on health. ... More