buckinghamshire, oxfordshire and west berkshire
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Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire
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Contents National Signposting .................................................................................................. 3
Smoking cessation .............................................................................................. 4
Weight management, diabetes and nutriton ........................................................ 4
Physical activity ................................................................................................... 6
Mental Health Services ....................................................................................... 8
Domestic Violence Services ................................................................................ 9
Carer Support Services ..................................................................................... 10
Dementia Services ............................................................................................ 10
Alcohol .............................................................................................................. 11
Ageing ............................................................................................................... 11
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National Signposting
Healthy Weight
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/ Healthy Lifestyles
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/ Smoking
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/quit-smoking/ Nutrition
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/ Physical Activity Guidelines
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/ Active10
https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/active10/home Sleep
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sleep-and-tiredness/ Alcohol Consumption
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-support/ Mood
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/
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Smoking cessation Buckinghamshire Live well stay well www.livewellstaywellbucks.co.uk/Service/29/stop-smoking Face to face, telephone and online support options available Oxfordshire Live smoke free www.smokefreelifeoxfordshire.co.uk Face to face support and telephone support Berkshire West Live smoke free www.smokefreelifeberkshire.com Face to face support and telephone support
Weight management, nutrition and diabetes Diabetes UK Helping families with diabetes shop, cook and eat . 03451232399 www.diabetes.org.uk/recipes
Slimming World
www.slimmingworld.co.uk 0344 892 0400 Image therapy, eating plans, activity management and groups support.
Weight Watchers
www.weightwatchers.com/uk
Weekly meetings, group support and access to an easy to-use app.
Overeaters anomymous
www.oagb.org.uk
07798 587802
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Buckinghamshire Weight management Referral (Tier 2) – Buckinghamshire County Council commission a weight management programme at Live Well Stay Well. This is accessible digitally (level 2) or face to face (level 3), which supports overweight and obese adults aged 16 and over to lose weight and learn how to maintain a healthier weight. Live well stay well www.livewellstaywellbucks.co.uk
• Managing type 2 diabetes
• Losing weight and healthy eating
Oxfordshire
Weight management referral (Tier 2) – Patients aged ≥16 years with a BMI of ≥30 or more (or ≥23.5 with co-morbidities/Asian background) to attend 12 weeks of Slimming World or Weight Watchers or Man Vs Fat for 14 weeks. Per year, 2,200 FREE places are available, in addition there are 300 places on a 6-month programme. These services are very successful and close to capacity.
Achieve Oxfordshire
www.achieveoxfordshire.org.uk
Berkshire West
Weight management (tier 2) referral – West Berkshire Council and Wokingham Borough Council commission a weight management programme operated by Eat4Health. Eat4Health offers a free 12 week weight management programme to support people to lose weight and increase physical activity. The programmes are delivered in group settings and are open to anyone 16 years and above who have a BMI over 25. Access to the programme is via GP referral or individuals can self-refer. www.eat-4-health.co.uk
British Nutrition Foundation website- gives a guide on managing portion sizes
and finding the right balance for you. https://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthyliving/find-
your-balance/portionwise.html
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Physical activity
Walking For Health | UK www.walkingforhealth.org.uk/walkfinder Local walks for health across the UK BETTER the feel good place- find the nearest leisure centres, gyms and pools across the UK. https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centres Be Active with Long-term health conditions-visit the website https://weareundefeatable.co.uk/ to get advise on how to get more active while managing health conditions. Find what works for you. Buckinghamshire
• Exercise on Referral - Patients aged ≥16 years with specific health issues, including a BMI ≥30. Provide 12 week tailored exercise programmes through District Councils and delivered by trained professionals. This is available through Live Well Stay Well.
• Active Bucks
www.activebucks.co.uk
Excellent seach tool for all physical activites in Buckinghamshire.
• Live well stay well www.livewellstaywellbucks.co.uk/Service/25/get-more-active
• Simple Walks- over 50 volunteer-led walks running every week in Bucks
www.buckscc.gov.uk/simplywalk
Oxfordshire
• Exercise on Referral - Patients aged ≥16 years with specific health issues, including a BMI ≥30. Provide 12 week tailored exercise programmes through District Councils and delivered by trained professionals. An annual Public Health grant is provided to Active Oxfordshire to deliver with oversight by Oxfordshire County Council.
• Active Oxfordshire
www.getoxfordshireactive.org
Activies and programmes available all over Oxfordshire.
• Generation Games Age UK Oxfordshire's physical activity service. Generation Games is a programme run by Age UK Oxfordshire in partnership with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. It is a not-for-profit free service for Oxfordshire’s over
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50s. Generation Games provides opportunities for older people to become and remain physically active.
• Oxfordshire Physical Activity and Wellbeing
01865 263742
www.oxfordshiremind.org.uk/what-we-do/sport/
o Yoga in Cowley, Witney, Abingdon and Banbury
o Table Tennis in Cowley
o Badminton in Oxford
o Football in Wallingford
Berkshire West
Exercise on referral. There are exercise on referral schemes available across Berkshire West.
• Activity for Health in West Berkshire
• Pathway Exercise Referral Scheme in Reading
• GP Referral Physical Activity Scheme in Wokingham. The schemes are designed for GP’s and any other Health Professionals to refer people who are sedentary or who have a medical condition that would benefit from an increased level of physical activity. It offers people the opportunity to participate in regular physical activity under the guidance of qualified exercise professionals at their local leisure centre at a reduced rate. These combine activities specific to their needs in order to help improve fitness, health and wellbeing. West Berkshire GP info.westberks.gov.uk/activityforhealth Reading www.readingleisure.co.uk/activities-adult/gp-exercise-referral/ Wokingham www.wokingham.gov.uk/sports-and-activities/activities-for-adults/activities-for-adults-with-health-conditions/ In addition Reading Leisure Services also run Activities for All, these are organised activities for people with learning disabilities, older people and other target groups in order to get them active and to stay healthy. These are run across a number of Reading Leisure Service sites. There is also a local ‘Walk Your Way to Health’ programme which is a walk led by trained volunteers with speeds and lengths on offer. Variety of physical activity opportunities - including health walks, running, cycling, over 50’s activities, Wokingham active adults programme, SHINE (Some Health Improvements Need Exercise) in Wokingham and leisure facilities with discounted options for West Berkshire card holders. www.wokingham.gov.uk/sports-and-activities/activities-for-adults/shine-over-60s-activities/
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Mental Health Services
Mental Health UK
Support for people with mental illness, carers, family and colleagues.
03005000927
www.mentalhealth-uk.org
Buckinghamshire
Mind
01494 463364
www.bucksmind.org.uk
HealthMinds Buck- offer talking therapies and practical support-Oxford Health
Low mood, anxiety, stress, worry long-term health conditions, and employment
support. Text TALK and your name to 07798 667169
Self refereral form online or referred through a GP located in Buckinghamshire
Telephone: 01865 901600
https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/healthyminds/
Website section on Psychological resources and services- includes self-help
resources and apps (mindfulness). Direct link:
https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/healthyminds/help/other-support/resources/
Spark- healthy lifestyles programme that empowers children aged 7-13 years AND
their families. Free for Bucks resident who are registered with a Bucks GP or
children attend a school in Bucks. https://bucksspark.co.uk/
Oxfordshire
Mind
01865 247788
[email protected] www.oxmindguide.org.uk Cruse Bereavement Care www.cruse.org.uk One-to-one sessions (face to face or by telephone) Friendship groups (Oxford, Wallingford, Abingdon) Suicide support group (for people whose loved one committed suicide) Free of charge!
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The listening centre thelisteningcentre.ork.uk Low cost counselling service A number of locations around Oxford Tandem tandembefriending.org.uk Mental health befriending for Oxford Weekly social groups Talking space plus oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/talkingspaceplus Anxiety, depression, OCD, low self-esteem support Employment support SLEEPIO- online sleep improvement programme and based on CBT.
FREE for all NHS patients living and working in Greater London, Oxfordshire,
Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.
https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/sleepio/
Berkshire West
• Wokingham & West Berkshire Mental Health Association
0118 979 2620
www.wokinghammentalhealth.org.uk
Drop in centre and telephone support
• Talking Therapies
www.talkingtherapies.berkshire.nhs.uk
Domestic Violence Services
National Domestic Abuse Helpline | Refuge Domestic violence support for men, women, young people and children
24/7 helpline: 0808 2000 247 www.refuge.org.uk/what-we-do/our-services
Reducing the risk
www.reducingtherisk.org.uk
Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury Women’s Aid
01296 436827
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Wycombe Women’s Aid
01494 461367
www.reducingtherisk.org.uk/cms/content/information-and-advice-buckinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire domestic abuse helpline
www.reducingtherisk.org.uk/cms/content/oxfordshire
0800 732 0055
Oxford sexual abuse and rape crisis centre
oxfordrapecrisis.net
0800 783 6294
Berkshire West
0800 731 0055
www.reducingtherisk.org.uk/cms/content/west-berkshire
Carer Support Services Care Support UK www.carersuk.org Buckinghamshire Carerbucks 0300 777 2722 www.carersbucks.org Oxfordshire Cross Roads 01865 260280 www.oxfordshirecrossroads.org.uk Beskshire West
• Cross Roads 01635 30008 07867 673063 (emergency out of hours) www.oxfordshirecrossroads.org.uk
• Reading and West Berkshire Carers Hub 0118 324 7333 www.berkshirecarershub.org
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Dementia Services
Alzheimers Society www.alzheimers.org.uk Buckinghamshire www.dementiaroadmap.info/buckinghamshire Oxfordshire www.dementiaoxfordshire.org.uk Berkshire West info.westberks.gov.uk/article/28735 Support for people affected by Dementia
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Alcohol Buckinghamshire One Recovery Bucks www.onerecoverybucks.org Supporting those affect by drugs and alcohol in Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Drug and Alcohol Team www.oxfordshiredaat.org Berkshire West West Berkshire Drug and Alcohol Support info.westberks.gov.uk/substancemisuse
Ageing Age UK www.ageuk.org.uk Buckinghamshire Age UK 01296 431 911 [email protected] Oxfordshire Age UK 0345 450 1276 [email protected] Berkshire West Age UK 0118 959 4242 [email protected] SHINE: Activies for over 60 www.wokingham.gov.uk/sports-and-activities/activities-for-adults/shine-over-60s-activities/