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Issue 89 - 18 March 2022

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BPL and Bassetlaw CCG partnership work shortlisted for prestigious award PAGE 3

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BPL and Bassetlaw CCG partnership work shortlisted for prestigious award AN innovative partnership between leisure operator BPL and Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group has been shortlisted for a prestigious award.

The two organisations have been working together on a community health and wellbeing programme, which covers long term exercise referral and the use of BPL’s Your Space at Home digital exercise and wellbeing platform to give patients with a range of health conditions the guidance and support they need to lead healthier lives.

The initiative has been shortlisted in the Best Not For Profit Working In Partnership With The NHS category at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2022.

The awards celebrate and showcase collaborations and partnerships driving transformations and improving patient outcomes across the NHS. Health and wellbeing manager at BPL, Angela Dainty, said: “BPL’s Community Health team work alongside Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group to provide patients with a health and wellbeing

journey in a safe, enjoyable environment.

“Our highly qualified coordinators work closely with the local cardiac rehabilitation team to guide patients from phase three rehabilitation within a hospital to phase four within the leisure centre; giving them the comfort of familiar faces throughout their journey.

“Patients on the Long-term Exercise Referral Scheme gain access to BPL’s sites in the local area including Your Space Bircotes, Retford and Worksop, where they can use the gym and swimming facilities, plus attend exercise classes, all with the help and guidance of an exercise referral coordinator.

“We are also a referral pathway for all local GP surgeries in the district with our long-term exercise programme.

“This gives patients with a range of health conditions access to a full pathway of guidance and support, helping them lead healthier lives.

“We’re delighted to have been shortlisted for the Best Not For Profit Working In Partnership With the NHS

award, recognising the collaborative efforts and dedication of our staff to implement this project.

“As a not for profit leisure trust, we are committed to supporting our local community and to be chosen among the other incredible nominees is a wonderful achievement.”

BPL contracts manager for Bassetlaw, Glyn Davies, added: “It is extremely rewarding to have been shortlisted for this prestigious award and to be recognised for our collaborative efforts to provide access to our range of wellbeing initiatives during these unprecedented times.

“Our strengthened partnership with the NHS will serve to provide our local communities with a more resilient and responsive service across the district and improve access to health and wellbeing initiatives through our collaborative and innovative approach.”

Head of service redesign and service transformation at Bassetlaw CCG, Lesley Carver ,added: “We’re delighted that

our partnership work with BPL has been shortlisted for this award.

“Focusing on a positive, ‘can do’ delivery approach to actively engage and remove barriers to access to services, BPL have embraced the realistic vision for a cross sector holistic approach to care.

“This has involved working with the CCG and bringing together all key local players, particularly the involvement of communities as equal partners, to participate in a response to Covid and its impact. BPL has developed coordinated and integrated services that fit together well; demonstrating the added value of joint working to patient care and patient pathways ranging across primary and community care.”

Over 190 entries have been received for this year’s HSJ Partnership Awards, with 123 projects chosen by the judging panel to make it to the final shortlist.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony at Westminster Park Plaza in London on March 24.

Alliance Leisure retains position as lead development partner ALLIANCE Leisure has announced the extension of its tenure as lead development contractor on the UK Leisure Framework.

Over the next four years, working in partnership with Framework owner, Denbighshire Leisure, Alliance Leisure will work with an appointed supply chain to deliver not only a current committed investment of over £150million in leisure development projects but many more projects over the life of the new Framework.

The announcement is in line with Denbighshire Leisure’s third renewal of the Framework, launched in 2012, to provide public sector bodies, principally local authorities, an efficient means of procuring and delivering leisure development projects across the UK. Alliance Leisure, involved from the start, has to date delivered 58 projects ranging from £18m new builds and waterparks, to smaller-scale play areas and skate parks.

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“Over the last five years, the UK Leisure Framework has provided a valuable and compliant means of simplifying leisure development projects for local authorities, ensuring projects are turned around quickly and efficiencies are maximised at every level of the supply chain,” said Paul Cluett, managing director at Alliance Leisure.

“During these testing times, as the

UK navigates its way through Brexit and ‘builds back better’ after the pandemic, the UK Leisure Framework will help local authorities meet their commitment to create sustainable, engaging, fit for purpose active environments that play a vital role in the health and wellbeing of the nation moving forwards.

“We look forward to working with Denbighshire Leisure and the Framework

suppliers to play our part in the creation of a more equitable, active and healthy society.”

The new iteration of the UK Leisure Framework comes into effect in February 2022 and will run for the next four years.

Jamie Groves, managing director at Denbighshire Leisure, added: “The UK Leisure Framework is the first and only leisure focused Framework and has proved its worth over the last five years, transforming public leisure facilities for communities up and down the UK. “As we enter a new era where physical activity finally receives the recognition it deserves from government and policyinfluencers for its role in a more healthy society, the Framework will continue to deliver value.

“Over the coming years we will continue to work with Alliance Leisure to break down investment barriers to ensure communities across the UK have access to the facilities they need to live more active lives.”

Chain appoints corporate development director TOTAL FITNESS has appointed Tom Rayner as corporate development director, where he will be overseeing the corporate strategy of the leading health club and its 15 clubs in the North of England and Wales.

Tom has taken up the newly-created role to lead on the delivery of strategic initiatives within the business – with a focus on helping to develop the organisation’s post-pandemic corporate strategy.

He said: “Total Fitness has had to evolve as a business over the last two years given the situation that the UK fitness industry has faced – but I’m grateful for the opportunity to lead the organisation’s corporate strategy as we adapt to a new post-covid world.

“Total Fitness has an exciting year of growth ahead as we are currently working on bringing to life a new

conceptual model designed with members in mind, and I’m looking forward to supporting on this growth in my new role.”

Joining Total Fitness in 2017 in the role of finance controller, Tom was rapidly promoted to head of finance in 2018, where he headed up a team of seven, overseeing the day-to-day running of the business’ finances.

Since joining the business, Tom has worked closely alongside the chief executives to assist with implementing the financial aspects of the people-led business turnaround and reviving the mid-market health club.

His previous experience in the industry includes a proven track record in turnaround strategies and corporate restructuring, having spent seven years in senior financial positions at Ernst and Young

Tom Rayner Following his recent promotion to corporate development director, Tom will be working closely with CEO Sophie Lawler on the future business strategy, as well as liaising with key stakeholders to the business.

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1FitLife launches online instructor training to help clubs deliver rock star performances on screen DIGITAL workout specialist 1FitLife is training fitness instructors across the UK to deliver ‘rock star’ performances to match their in-club experience on screen.

The one day ‘Presenter Bootcamps’, which take place at the 1FitLife studios in Bournemouth, teach very specific skills instructors need to convey personality online, through tone, pace, pitch and emphasis, helping instructors deliver on-brand, impactful classes on demand.

The ‘Presenter Bootcamps’ kicked off with a bespoke workshop on behalf of David Lloyd Clubs, with 46 of its instructors attending.

The sessions focused on the instructors’ online delivery of David Lloyd’s six signature classes over a three-day period.

The bootcamps are available to operators as well as individual fitness professionals wanting to expand their knowledge and experience, and the training can be adjusted to include specific operator brand direction, content and styling requirements.

Anna Langridge, director of production, said: “Being a successful fitness/group exercise trainer in a club, doesn’t necessarily make you a good trainer on camera.

“It’s more important than ever that an operator’s on demand offer

stands out from its competitors, and should always go above and beyond what someone could access for free online.

“Being in a film studio is unfamiliar territory for many fitness instructors and our practical workshop is designed to give people the confidence to work successfully with a full film crew in a studio.”

The ‘Presenter Bootcamps’ are hosted by Anna, who has been in the production and fitness industry for 20 years and has been directing on demand workouts for the last seven years.

She is supported by the 1FitLife production crew who, day-to-day, produce meaningful on-demand videos for clients including Slimming

World and David Lloyd Clubs, as well as providing fitness models, post production and marketing support to bring digital fitness content alive.

The ‘Presenter Bootcamps’ combine a mixture of skill learning and practical sessions, allowing instructors to show what they have learnt in front of the camera and crew.

Anna added: “Common mistakes inexperienced presenters make include shouting, over talking and instructing instead of communicating their personality through the lens.

“Our workshops teach a fitness instructor how to deliver a class direct to a camera, understanding how to use different cameras to connect at the right time, where to stand, the importance of choreography, set, personal styling, and how to successfully demonstrate the equipment/exercise to an audience who will have very mixed ability.

“The most important skill we teach is how a presenter can connect and show authenticity with the end user through a camera. It’s no good just knowing which camera to look into.

“The real challenge for presenters is to build trust and credibility and be able to really connect on a personal level, even though they are not physically present with their audience.”