Further to yesterday's comment, Tara Dillon FCIMSPA (Ch) has responded to today's speech from Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care at the Labour Party Conference. Tara said: “It’s incredibly encouraging to hear the Secretary of State for Health acknowledging the importance of taking action on prevention to prevent the NHS being overwhelmed. Our sector workforce has a vital role in ensuring that the percentage of the population who experience chronic, long-term health conditions which impact their lives and costs the country millions, not only in treatment but in lost economic activity, is reduced. In the speech, he committed to ‘get sick Brits back to health and back to work’. There are great local examples where our sector is working hand in hand with health care professionals to support those experiencing health conditions, undertake tailored physical activity which is developed in line with their condition. This is enabling patients to become healthier through increasing their activity, aiding their recovery and supporting their return to work and to becoming economically active. What’s crucial to fulfil the Secretary of State’s ambition, which is so important for economic growth, is the scaling of this collaborative work. It’s imperative that his department includes the sport and physical activity sector in its plans and we were pleased recently to hear from the Sports Minister that she is strongly making the case for this. The plan that Wes Streeting set out today for ‘a preventative health service that helps us stay healthy and out of hospital’ within 10 years simply must have sport and physical activity professionals at the heart of it. Alongside our National Sector Partners Group colleagues (ukactive, Youth Sport Trust, Active Partnerships, Sport and Recreation Alliance, Sport for Development Coalition, Local Government Association), we look forward to collaborating with the Department for Health and Social Care and DCMS to achieve this.” Read more about the National Sector Partners Group: https://lnkd.in/eBqpUCAs
CIMSPA have commented on the Prime Minister's speech at the Labour Party Conference. In his first Labour Party Conference speech since becoming Prime Minister, Sir Kier Starmer, has reinforced the plan to reform apprenticeship funding and make changes to aspects of skills policy. Tara Dillon FCIMSPA (Ch), CEO of CIMSPA said: "The sport and physical activity sector offers fantastic career and professional development opportunities so we will be looking very closely at how we can make the introduction of foundation apprenticeships work effectively across the sector, both for career entrants and employers." Read our full statement: https://loom.ly/YhE50p4
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3moWhy I ask, are the King's Fund holding a conference talking "prevention" when many of us have been brought up on prevention over a 50 year career and the mantra Prevention is Better than Cure was coined even in 1914. Our Tai Chi and Qigong Aims and Visions with CIMSPA is setting the trends. Keith Sharp 🙏 Founder Tai Chi and Qigong Alliance UK