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The latest NHS England blogs are found on this section of the website, along with some selected topics and authors.

Please note that blogs published prior to 2025 have been archived. Older blogs can be accessed via the online national archives.

Health and care professionals should feel empowered to promote physical activity to their patients, and this is how we can support them

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In this blog, Dr Natasha Jones, President of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine; Dr William Bird, GP and CEO of Intelligent Health; and Dan Fitzpatrick, Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar at University College London Hospitals consider how GPs can feel empowered to promote physical activity for patients. Empowering health and care professionals to promote […]

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Movement matters: why supporting physical activity in NHS staff is good for everyone

In this blog, shared ahead of Angela Rippon’s Let’s Dance Movement on March 8, Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi, GP with extended role in lifestyle medicine (GPwERLM) considers how NHS staff can integrate physical activity in their day-to-day lives. In the demanding environment of the NHS, asking staff to find extra time for exercise can feel like […]

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Cancer diagnosis as a catalyst for change: integrating prehabilitation in cancer and surgical care

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In this blog, Zoe Merchant, AHP Clinical Lead for the Prehab4Cancer Programme and Jack Murphy, Prehab4Cancer Programme Manager for GM Active, explore how integrating exercise into cancer and perioperative care is actively reshaping patient outcomes. Drawing on the success of the Prehab4Cancer (P4C) Programme in Greater Manchester, there is rapidly growing evidence showing just how […]

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As the NHS makes the shift from ‘hospital to community’, we must ensure that physical activity is embedded at the heart of community-centred care

We are all aware the NHS is under significant pressure and faces many challenges.  The Darzi Report outlined that a shift in focus was needed to meet the needs of the population in the 21st century. Embracing new technologies, using the wealth of data available to us to develop and target services to meet patient […]

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Advancing heart failure care through electronic patient record workflows

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The effective use of electronic patient records (EPR), in secondary care, to deliver clinical workflows represents a transformative step for our healthcare system. Hear from heart failure specialists about the national ambitions for heart disease and testing the standardisation of the heart failure workflow through EPR configuration. National context: Professor Simon Ray, National clinical director […]

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Closing in on cholesterol: delivering cardiovascular prevention across the NHS

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For National Cholesterol Month, Helen Williams, National Clinical Director for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, and Rani Khatib, National Speciality Advisor for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, outline how managing cholesterol and improving lipid management is key to preventing cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of premature death in the UK. The government and NHS have set […]

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