We are thrilled to announce a significant addition to our team as we continue to advance our mission of building active communities. Join us in welcoming Sarah Glover, our new Physical Activity Clinical Champion (PACC) Relationship Manager.
PACC training was initially developed as part of the Moving Health Professionals Programme, run by Sport England and Public Health England (now the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities). In June 2023, a consortium consisting of The Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Sheffield, Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK and Intelligent Health began a transition phase to take over the support and running of the programme to enable a sustainable platform for the future.
The PACC programme provides free face to face (online or in person) training to people working in healthcare, and this is delivered nationwide by a number of different physical activity champions. The new model which is currently in development aims to provide this training, whilst also developing resources and training in places throughout the UK.
Sarah brings a wealth of experience and a passion for health and wellbeing. Having worked within NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Integrated Care Systems (ICS), and with public health teams, Sarah is exceptionally well versed in evidence based health programmes. Her impressive portfolio includes leading on several Sport England funded physical activity programmes for Local Authorities focused on workplace wellbeing (Well@Work), Get Healthy, Get Active Fund type 2 diabetes prevention programme (Beat) and Families Fund project (Chalvey Can). She was part of UK Active’s health and wellbeing coach pilot programme (Let’s Get Moving) and is a trained health coach having worked in a primary care setting. Sarah has recently come from BOB ICB where she helped to train 3000 healthcare professionals in the 6 evidence-based components of Personalised Care (Shared Decision-Making, Personalised Care and Support Planning etc).
Sarah’s dedication to preventing the escalation of poor health, reducing health inequalities, and promoting holistic wellbeing aligns perfectly with the goals of the PACC programme. Her expertise will be invaluable as we work with the 4 pilots in Oxford, Birmingham, Tower Hamlets, and Sheffield. We aim to test place-based methods with the four initial pilots and eventually scale the programme to create a sustainable model.
The materials are ready, and national PACCS are actively delivering training. With 17 places expressing interest in the place-based offer, the future looks promising.
Welcome to the team, Sarah!
