Resources – Health & Wellbeing
10-minute Shake-up
Better Health and Disney’s 10 Minute Shake Up campaign has launched and will help get kids active throughout the holidays. Using some of their favourite
Managing Diabetes during hot weather
Posted on behalf of Diabetes UK Enjoying the sun is one of the things many people look forward to in the summer. But if you
WHO Guides for pregnancy, birth, and after birth
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released various guides on health and wellbeing for people of different ages. Their guides on keeping well during pregnancy
Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Programme | More information
You may have seen our recent story about the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Type 2 Diabetes prevention programme. Following this, we invited Ann Gray from Staffordshire
How to achieve a work-life balance while working from home | A guide
65% of people value a good work-life balance as the most important factor when looking for work, this guide provides information on how to achieve
1-2-1 Young-onset Dementia Support
Over 42,000 people in the UK are living with young onset dementia. Support is available to anyone under the age of 65, who lives in
Don’t let the Thought of Cancer Play on Your Mind | Resources
NHS England and NHS Improvement have launched a second burst of its ‘Reducing barriers to cancer presentations’ campaign. When originally launched in March 2022, this was the
Take Control of Your Diabetes | Online NHS Resources for Type 1 and Type 2
Want to learn more about how take control of your diabetes? Free online NHS support is available for both type 1 and type 2 diabetics,
NHS Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Programme | Available in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
Posted on behalf of NHS Healthier You and Reed Wellbeing NHS Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Programme (NPDD) Type 2 diabetes is a serious disease and
Music and Dementia | Playlist maker from Playlist for Life
Posted on behalf of Playlist for Life Would you like to make a personalised playlist but don’t know how to get started? Playlist for Life
This is your song… Using music to live well with Dementia
Dementia affects more than 800,000 people in the UK, and Alzheimer’s Research thinks that there may be around 1.14m people living with dementia in the
Quit Smoking Start Saving campaign resources | NHS Better Health
Posted on behalf of NHS England Better Health: We might have gone past National No Smoking Day (it was in March) but with the cost of
‘When Am I Going Home?’ | Preparing to Leave Hospital
Posted on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement: A new NHS campaign aims to help patients prepare for leaving the hospital, by prompting them
Ageing Better Resources
Posted on behalf of Ageing Better from The National Lottery Community Fund: Ageing Better is a seven-year, £87 million investment to improve the lives of
Self-Care Fact Sheets & Clinical Training | Self Care Forum
A number of fact sheets are available from the Self Care Forum, which include useful facts, what people can do to help themselves and when
Better Health Start for Life | Resources on Introducing Solid Foods
New resources have been added to the Better Health Start for Life campaign, about introducing solid foods to a baby’s diet. These can be used
Is This Ok? Online support service for children & young people
Is This Ok? is a chatbot for 13-18-year olds. The free and anonymous chatbot is for children and young people at risk of, or currently
Learn CPR in 15 Minutes | British Heart Foundation
From the British Heart Foundation Many of us will witness a cardiac arrest in our lifetime. Be ready for that day. Learn to do CPR