Family planning is an exciting time. However, the amount of information out there can be overwhelming. Our GP’s and ANP’s are here to offer guidance and help for any of your family planning or conception questions.

You can also find your nearest family planning clinic through the NHS website, and Spectrum Community Health offers a variety of great resources.

Stopping Smoking

No matter how much you want to stopping smoking can be difficult, but fear not! There are services here to provide you with support every step of the way. The NHS Stop Smoking Services website has some great information to get you started.

The Better Health website can also help you to find your local stop smoking service.

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Diet and Exercise

We all know how beneficial exercise is, but it’s not always easy to know where to start or to make regular exercise a part of your daily routine. Help and information on how much exercise is recommended for your age group, exercise tips and fitness guides are all available on the NHS website.

The free NHS Better Health app is also available to help you start healthier eating habits, become more active and feel better, both physically and mentally.

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Exercising With a Health Condition

Living with a health condition can sometimes make exercising difficult and how you feel can change from day to day. However, there are ways to work around this.

We Are Undefeatable are here to provide you with support and ideas to help you find something that works for you. Most importantly, they can help you find something that you enjoy because if you enjoy it, you’re more likely to continue. 💪

High blood pressure can often go unnoticed. If untreated, it can seriously increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. This is why it is important to get your blood pressure checked, this can either be done by a GP/Nurse or at home with a blood pressure monitor. 

You can find more information about the importance of blood pressure readings, how it works, and check your readings here.

Heart disease is caused when the blood supply to your heart is blocked due to a build-up of fatty substances. While heart disease cannot be cured, lifestyle changes and medication can help you to live a perfectly normal life.

The main symptoms of coronary heart disease are:

. Shortness of breath
. Chest pain
. Pain throughout the body
. Feeling sick
. Feeling faint.

More information about heart disease, treatment and recovering from the effects of a heart attack can be found on the NHS website.

The British Heart Foundation are also here to give support and advice.

Our advanced nurse practitioners, nurses and GP’s are here to provide you with all the help and information needed about diabetic treatment and the resources available. More information about the types of diabetes, how it can affect you, and diabetic specialist organisations can also be found on the long term conditions section of our website.

We have advanced nurse practitioners who have specialised in asthma and COPD to ensure that we can provide you with the best help and treatments. See the long term conditions section of our website for more information on living with asthma / COPD, the symptoms and other useful resources.