National Summit news

Professor Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, has said exercise and physical activity should play a key role in the UK's recovery from ... More

Up to 100k people will benefit from the free gym and physical activity sessions, thanks to a partnership between ukactive, NHS England and Improvement (NHSE/I), ... More

Andy Burnham and shadow culture secretary Jo Stevens have joined Paralympic legend Tanni Grey-Thompson in calling on the government to support the physical activity sector ... More

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the ukactive National Summit taking place today (Wednesday 4 November). Burnham ... More

Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England will address the physical activity sector at this month's ukactive National Summit. Whitty has been named as ... More

ukactive has announced that Active Uprising and the National Summit are going digital as part of free events programme for 2020 The events will be ... More

Representatives from the three main political parties have backed the view that physical activity has a major role to play in the nation’s health by ... More

The physical activity sector has called for the UK's party leaders to commit to improving the nation's health in their election manifestos. The appeal was ... More

Former Cabinet Secretary Lord Gus O’Donnell and professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, the chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), have been named as keynote ... More

This year's ukactive National Summit will explore plans to shape the future of public health, the workplace and the high street. The theme for the ... More

A new leadership learning initiative aims to transform knowledge sharing in the physical activity sector. Launched in partnership by ukactive and Sport England, the Communities ... More

A new campaign looks to get more disabled people physically active by making sport and fitness activities more accessible. Led by Sport England, ukactive and ... More

Alex Smith, founder of Cares Family and a fellow at the Obama Foundation, will give a keynote speech on loneliness at the ukactive National Summit ... More

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has been revealed as the headline speaker for the ukactive’s National Summit 2018. He is expected to use his appearance at ... More

A major new consultation aiming to shape the future of children’s physical activity across the UK has been launched by not-for-profit health body ukactive. The ... More

A consultation launched earlier today by not-for-profit health body ukactive will look to shape future policy for children’s sport and physical activity in the UK. ... More

Leisure operators have joined a new scheme to give disabled people and those with long-term health conditions better access to physical activity opportunities. The initiative ... More

England rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio says the government must take immediate action to improve physical activity in schools. The World Cup-winning captain said the UK ... More

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has called on the government to help make physical activity a ‘national religion’ and harness its potential to tackle some of the ... More

Failure to get older adults active could prove “catastrophic” for the health service and society, according to a new report to be released today (Wednesday ... More

Lawrence Dallaglio will lead a speaker line-up from the worlds of sport, health and government to address society’s burning issues at this year’s ukactive National ... More

Budget gym operator Xercise4Less has launched a £1 per month gym membership for a year for NHS employees to help them stay fit. Staff can ... More

Organisations, groups and individuals who contribute to increasing the levels of physical activity across the UK are being urged to take part in a ukactive ... More

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has appeared on the BBC’s Daily Politics show putting forward the case for a £1billion regeneration of leisure centres. The crossbench peer ... More

Leisure centres and gyms have been urged to begin discussions with their local health organisations in a bid to help tackle obesity among NHS staff. ... More