{"id":18932,"date":"2018-11-05T16:29:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T16:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/news\/ukactive-responds-to-health-secretarys-vision-to-put-prevention-at-heart-of-policy\/"},"modified":"2018-11-05T16:29:14","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T16:29:14","slug":"ukactive-responds-to-health-secretarys-vision-to-put-prevention-at-heart-of-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/cy\/news\/ukactive-responds-to-health-secretarys-vision-to-put-prevention-at-heart-of-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"ukactive responds to Health Secretary\u2019s vision to put prevention at heart of policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ukactive CEO Steven Ward said: \u201cWe welcome the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care\u2019s continued commitment to put the preventative agenda at the heart of the Government\u2019s health policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn setting out his vision today, Matt Hancock has reiterated the Government\u2019s intention to transform public health and these targets rightly focus on \u2018health creation\u2019 through exercise and nutrition, \u00a0rather than a negative and hopeless focus on condition management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut while personal responsibility for our health and wellbeing is important, so too is the need for Government to introduce smarter regulation and investment in order to address the environmental challenges which contribute to ill health and disease.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reality is that the UK is emerging from a decade of austerity and now faces a \u00a31bn cut in the public health budget for 2019\/20 according to the Health Foundation\u2019s analysis of last week\u2019s Budget.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Secretary of State and his Cabinet colleagues are already in possession of three significant proposals from ukactive which would have a transformative impact on the health of the nation and do not depend exclusively on public finance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the vision and 10-year plan for the NHS are crucial, action can be delayed no longer so we urge the Secretary of State to push through the following proposals as a matter of urgency or risk putting more lives at risk:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Wellness Hubs \u2013 a capital investment of \u00a31bn, using private finance to transform the UK\u2019s ageing leisure centres into modern Wellness Hubs which bring leisure, health and community services under one roof. Sport England\u2019s funding model shows Wellness Hubs can achieve a 30% reduction in capital build cost and 40% improvement in efficiency.<\/li>\n<li>Workout from Work scheme \u2013 extend the Cycle to Work scheme to include other fitness equipment and gym memberships which would see 209,000 inactive Britons take up physical activity. 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