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About PACC

Around 1 in 3 men and 50% of women are not achieving recommended levels of activity for good health, with people with long term conditions twice as likely to be amongst the least active.

Physical Activity Clinical Champions is an initiative that offers FREE clinician to clinician training to people working in healthcare, which supports them to improve patient care and outcomes.

PACC training was initially developed as part of the Moving Health Professionals Programme, run by Sport England and Public Health England (now OHID). 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 ongoing 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. Currently, we are working with Public Health teams in Oxford, Birmingham, Sheffield and Tower Hamlets to develop this place based approach.

What is PACC?

The Physical Activity Clinical Champions Programme (or PACC for short) is an evidence-based, physical activity education programme for health and care professionals. The aim is to increase health & care professionals’ knowledge and skills so that they can incorporate physical activity within routine care. This is aligned with the personalised care agenda and supports better patient outcomes.

Who runs the PACC Programme?

The PACC programme is a Sport England funded project which is run by a consortium consisting of The Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University, Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK and Intelligent Health.

What are the benefits of PACC training?

The aim of this training is to increase the knowledge, skills and confidence of practicing HCPs, enabling them to more effectively incorporate physical activity within their clinical care.

I’ve looked at the website and would like to find out more, is there someone I can talk to?

Please email PACC@shu.ac.uk and a member of the team will contact you.

How do I keep up to date with the PACC Programme?

Please contact pacc@shu.ac.uk and we will add you to our regular newsletter mailing list. You can also find all the resources and latest news about PACC on our website here.

How do I share information about the PACC Programme with my colleagues?

You can download the promotional poster and circulate this to your colleagues, if you would like something more specific then please contact us at PACC@shu.ac.uk and we will assist you in putting together some messaging to share.