Nuffield Health's Joint Pain Programme will support NHS workers with chronic and long-term joint conditions.

The programme provides 12 weeks of exercise and support led by a personal trainer who has been upskilled to deliver rehabilitation programmes, followed by 12 weeks of access to Nuffield Health fitness facilities at no cost.

It will work with NHS teams to identity staff suitable for the programme and initially offer it at 10 trusts in London, Birmingham and the North West before a national rollout later this year.

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said: ‘NHS staff cannot treat patients if they're in debilitating pain themselves.

‘This partnership with Nuffield Health will help get thousands of NHS staff back to work, improve their quality of life, and allow them to continue to cut waiting lists.'

Alex Perry, chief executive of Nuffield Health, added: ‘By offering this free programme directly to NHS staff—including nurses, porters, and paramedics—we are providing them with support to recover, return to work, and continue delivering essential care.

‘This not only improves their health but also reduces pressure on the NHS by lowering sickness absence and keeping skilled staff where they are needed most.'

The Joint Pain Programme will be available to NHS staff in the following Nuffield Health locations: Wandsworth, Wandsworth Southside, City, Covent Garden, Shoreditch, Paddington, Battersea, Chiselhurst, Fulham, Wimbledon, Twickenham, Brondesbury Park, Stoke Poges, Friern Barnet Hendon, Birmingham Central, Preston and Bolton.