Ex-NHS Chief calls on government to 'declare health and care emergency' as 'Blitz spirit' needed to tackle crisis

Ex-NHS Chief calls on government to 'declare health and care emergency' as 'Blitz spirit' needed to tackle crisis

Former NHS Chief Lord Nigel Crisp has called on the government to 'declare a health and care emergency'.

ukactive Chair Mike Farrar calls for Government to prioritise physical activity to help boost the economy

The Government should unlock the potential of a growing physical activity sector to achieve its economic growth ambitions, according to ukactive Chair Mike Farrar, who has urged substantial investment into the sector as the NHS promises to move towards more prevention. He told health and business leaders at the Active Uprising conference in Westminster today (6 March) that “a nation that is more physically active will be more economically active…