Get active with NHS Better Health
No matter how much you do, physical activity is good for your body and mind. Find free and trusted support from NHS Better Health, home to the Active 10 and Couch to 5K apps.
Health essentials
Calculate your heart age
Your heart age gives you an idea of how healthy your heart is. Use this calculator to compare your real age to your heart age by answering questions about your health.
If you have a health condition or a disability, get jobseeking support
Find out what jobseeking support is available if you have a disability or long-term health condition, including the UK government’s Access to Work scheme and the NHS Every Mind Matters initiative.
Get help looking for work if you have a health condition or a disability at JobHelp on GOV.UK
Get an NHS Health Check
Find out more about the free NHS Health Check for adults in England aged between 40 and 74. It will tell you whether you are at higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease or a stroke.
Improve your mental health
Get your free NHS Mind Plan
Get a personalised mental health action plan with tips and advice to help you be kind to your mind as part of the NHS Every Mind Matters programme.
Sign up to anti-anxiety emails
Manage your anxiety levels with the aid of this Every Mind Matters email service, part of the NHS Better Health initiative.
Get advice and support if you are feeling lonely
Loneliness affects us all, even when surrounded by others. Get some help when you need it from these trusted sources.
Get urgent mental health support now
If you are having thoughts of suicide, are harming yourself or have thought about self harm, contact the NHS mental health crisis line or one of the charities listed.
Get tips for living with your mental health
Manage stress, learn to give your brain a break and cope with a busy family life. Use this resource from Mind, the mental health charity.
Is your job affecting your mental health?
Get help to make a career change in digital Midlife MOT 'Your work'
Maximise your exercise
Build a strength and flexibility exercise plan
Find how-to videos and make an exercise plan to improve your strength and flexibility.
Find out how to lose weight effectively
Download the free NHS Weight Loss Plan app to set weight loss goals, plan your meals, get more active and record your progress.
Build a running and aerobic exercise plan
Discover running and aerobic exercises to help get you moving and improve your fitness.
Make your body feel better
Find out how to eat well
Get information and guidance about eating a healthy, balanced diet, including advice about vegetarian and vegan diets.
Give up smoking today
Give up smoking for 28 days, and you are 5 times more likely to quit for good. Get your free personal quit plan and download the free Quit Smoking app.
Tackle tiredness
Find out why you might feel tired and get advice about what you can do to prevent tiredness.
Cut down on alcohol
Cutting back on alcohol can be an effective way to improve your health, boost your energy and save money. Get simple tips and tools from NHS Better Health.
Menopause and you
Read the NHS Menopause overview
Understand menopause and perimenopause symptoms, learn about treatment and try things you can do to help yourself.
Health essentials
Keep active with NHS Inform Healthy Living
Get information about the health benefits of exercise and learn some ideas about how to keep active, including strength, flexibility, running and aerobic exercises.
Calculate your heart age on NHS.UK
Your heart age gives you an idea of how healthy your heart is. Use this calculator to compare your real age to your heart age by answering questions about your health.
If you have a health condition or a disability, get jobseeking support
Find out what jobseeking support is available if you have a disability or long-term health condition, including the UK government’s Access to Work scheme and the NHS Every Mind Matters initiative.
Get help looking for work if you have a health condition or a disability at JobHelp on GOV.UK
Check your health screening eligibility
You might be able to book a screening test to identify diseases like cancer and conditions like diabetes before symptoms appear.
Improve your mental health
Check out Mind To Mind
If you’re feeling anxious, stressed or low, or dealing with grief, ind out how you can improve your mental wellbeing by hearing what others have found helpful.
Get coping tips for anxiety and panic
Work through this self-help guide that uses cognitive behavioural therapy techniques to teach you how to manage your anxiety.
Get advice and support if you are feeling lonely
We all experience loneliness or isolation from time to time. When loneliness is severe it can negatively effect mental health. The Mental Health Foundation can help.
Get urgent mental health support now
NHS 24 mental health services are available to anyone in Scotland. Its professionals can offer listening, advice and guidance to get further help of you need it.
Use NHS Inform’s mental health tool
Find an online course to help you manage feelings of anger or stress, having trouble sleeping, or struggling to cope with challenging situations.
Is your job affecting your mental health?
Get help to make a career change in digital Midlife MOT 'Your work'
Maximise your exercise
Find out how to lose weight effectively
NHS Inform’s 12 week weight loss programme is designed for adults with a body mass index of 25 or above.
Make your body feel better
Find out how to eat well
Get information and guidance about eating a healthy, balanced diet, including advice about vegetarian and vegan diets.
Give up smoking with Quit Your Way
Get local help, request a smoking quit pack and get an addiction evaluation. Use Quit Your Way Scotland, an NHS Inform advice and support service, to stop smoking.
Tackle tiredness
Read about small changes you can make to improve your sleep and be less tired. Part of NHS Inform’s Mind To Mind programme.
Cut down on alcohol
Cutting back on alcohol can be an effective way to improve your health, boost your energy and save money. Get simple tips and tools from NHS Inform.
Menopause and you
Read the NHS Inform Menopause overview
Understand menopause and perimenopause symptoms, learn about treatment and try things you can do to help yourself.
Health essentials
Get physical for a long life
Get information about the health benefits of physical exercise and learn some ideas about how to keep active.
Find out about physical activity at Live Well on NHS 111 Wales
Calculate your heart age
Your heart age gives you an idea of how healthy your heart is. Use this calculator to compare your real age to your heart age by answering questions about your health.
If you have a health condition or a disability, get jobseeking support
Find out what jobseeking support is available if you have a disability or long-term health condition, including the UK government’s Access to Work scheme and the NHS Every Mind Matters initiative.
Get help looking for work if you have a health condition or a disability at JobHelp on GOV.UK
Get tips and tools for a healthy body and mind
The Live Well service offers advice for living and feeling well. Resources include pregnancy tips, a vaccination checklist and help with your sexual health.
Improve your mental health
Get help if you are feeling down or anxious
Safe, free resources for your mental wellbeing are available across Wales, online and over the phone. You don’t need a referral.
For urgent help contact the CALL mental health listening line
The Community Advice & Listening Line (CALL) offers emotional support and information on mental health to anyone in Wales. Try its self assessment tool based on cognitive behavioural therapy techniques.
Get tips for living with your mental health
Manage stress, learn to give your brain a break and cope with a busy family life. Use this resource from Mind, the mental health charity.
Is your job affecting your mental health?
Get help to make a career change in digital Midlife MOT 'Your work'
Maximise your exercise
Try the National Exercise Referral Scheme
Ask your GP or practice nurse if they can refer you to the National Exercise Referral Scheme (NERS) for access to a personalised supervised exercise programme.
Find out about the National Exercise Referral Scheme on NHS.WALES
Find out how to lose weight effectively
Healthy Weight Healthy You is a unique offer tailored to your needs in Wales. Get advice about body image and getting active, and join the email list.
Find out about physical activity at Age Cymru
Learn how low impact functional training (LIFT), Nordic walking, tai chi and other physical activity can improve your health and wellbeing with this guide from Welsh charity Age Cymru.
Make your body feel better
Find out how to eat well
Get information and guidance about eating a healthy, balanced diet.
Give up smoking today with Help Me Quit
Choose the best NHS stop-smoking support in your local area. Help Me Quit, a Public Health Wales initiative, provides smokers with access to all relevant NHS services.
Learn about tiredness and fatigue
Find out why you might feel tired and get advice about what you can do to prevent tiredness.
Cut down on alcohol
Get simple tips and tools to cut back on alcohol as an effective way to improve your health, boost your energy and save money.
Menopause and you
Read the NHS 111 Wales Menopause overview
Understand menopause and perimenopause symptoms, learn about treatment and try things you can do to help yourself.
Health essentials
Get active with NHS Better Health
No matter how much you do, physical activity is good for your body and mind. Find free and trusted support from NHS Better Health, home to the Active 10 and Couch to 5K apps.
Calculate your heart age
Your heart age gives you an idea of how healthy your heart is. Use this calculator to compare your real age to your heart age by answering questions about your health.
If you have a health condition or a disability, get jobseeking support
Find out what employment support is available if you have a disability or long-term health condition, including financial help and schemes like Access To Work and Workable.
Get employment support if you have a health condition or a disability on nidirect
Improve your mental health
Get your free NHS Mind Plan
Get a personalised mental health action plan with tips and advice to help you be kind to your mind as part of the NHS Every Mind Matters programme.
Sign up to anti-anxiety emails
Manage your anxiety levels with the aid of this Every Mind Matters email service, part of the NHS Better Health initiative.
Talk to someone about mental or emotional wellbeing
Read this guide on nidirect for information about loneliness, starting a caring conversation and recognising warning signs of distress and despair.
Offer someone urgent mental health support now
Find out how to show you care, discuss suicide tactfully, and where to go for help with urgent mental or emotional health problems.
Get tips for living with your mental health
One in 4 people in Northern Ireland will experience problems that affect their mental health. Find out more from Minding Your Head, a Public Health Agency initiative.
Is your job affecting your mental health?
Get help to make a career change in digital Midlife MOT 'Your work'
Maximise your exercise
Build a strength and flexibility exercise plan
Find how-to videos and make an exercise plan to improve your strength and flexibility.
Find out how to reach a healthy weight
Learn about online tools that can help you set weight loss targets. One resource is Choose To Live Better, a Public Health Agency initiative for Northern Ireland.
Learn about physical activity
Keeping physically active can help you to live longer. It’s never too late to start doing some exercise.
Make your body feel better
Find out how to eat well
Get information and guidance about eating a healthy, balanced diet, including advice about vegetarian and vegan diets.
Get help to give up smoking
If you smoke, take the first step towards quitting. Make a plan and seek practical support from the free Stop Smoking service.
Tackle tiredness
Find out why you might feel tired and get advice about what you can do to prevent tiredness.
Understand the effects of alcohol
Learn about alcohol units, getting help with alcohol-related problems, and mixing alcohol with other drugs. Part of the Healthy Lives initiative.
Menopause and you
Read the nidirect menopause overview
Understand menopause and perimenopause symptoms, learn about treatment and try things you can do to help yourself.