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10 - 23 July 2018 Issue 740
'Action needed' on £1bn leisure plan The government "needs to show more leadership" and work with the physical activity sector if it wants to save the National Health Service (NHS). That was the message from former Paralympic champion and current ukactive chair Tanni Grey-Thompson, speaking at the Local Government Association Annual Conference on 4 July. "The challenges around physical activity are really serious," she said. "We have a generation of young people who are more likely to die before their parents, obesity rates for young people are on the rise,
■■The leisure hubs would place leisure
we've got an ageing population and the
and other services under one roof
NHS is in a really challenging position. funding to replace 1970s-era leisure
"If we don't do something to
centres with community wellness hubs.
get the nation active, there will be
Sport England estimates that building
really serious consequences." Grey-Thompson renewed her call for
1,000 wellness hubs over the next
a £1bn regeneration scheme to "save
10 years could lead to "net savings of
the NHS" by transforming the UK’s
up to £500m per year" in operating
ageing fleet of leisure centres into a new
costs by replacing 2,000 leisure
preventative frontline. She urged the
centres currently in need of renewal.
government to leverage cross-sector
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Tanni Grey-Thompson
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If we don't do something to get people active, there will be serious consequences
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