Disabled People and Carers

Healthy Living

Making sure that you keep healthy generally can be very important. Diet and exercise can be essential.

Advice and information about healthy living can be obtained from your GP or Westminster Primary Care Trust.        www.westminster-pct.nhs.uk/healthy/index.htm

The Expert Patients Programme is a self management course giving people the confidence, skills and knowledge to better manage their condition and be in more control of their lives. Long-term conditions include diabetes, cancer, heart disease, asthma, back pain or arthritis. Courses are run by tutors who have a long-term health condition themselves. For more information, please call Patient Advice & Liaison Service on Freephone 0800 587 8818 or email: expert.patient@westminster-pct.nhs.uk

Want to stop smoking? The Stop Smoking Service is available to anyone who lives or works in Westminster. The service provides short-term support in groups or one to one sessions for anyone who wishes to give up smoking or for those who are concerned about starting again. For further information or to register for a clinic, please call the Stop Smoking Service on Freephone 0800 328 8537.    
www.westminster-pct.nhs.uk/services/stopsmoking.htm

NHS Direct provides information about illnesses, operations, common health problems in their self-help guide and details about your nearest doctors, dentists, opticians and pharmacies. www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk