Cancer
Cancer Screening and You
Detecting cancer early helps you to get treatment you need earlier and saves lives. If you have any concerns please speak to your GP or Nurse at the practice.
Please follow the links for more information
Website: www.cancerresearchuk.org
Poster: Cancer Screening
Bowel Cancer Screening
The symptoms for this can be difficult to spot, so it is important that you
If you are between 56- 74, you will receive a kit through the post. It is really important that you do the test even if you had another bowel investigation recently as they may be looking for different conditions.
How to use the bowel cancer screening kit
Prostate Cancer Screening
1 in 8 men in the UK will be diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. It rises to 1 in 4 in Black men.
If you would like to undergo a blood test to screen for this and you are over 50 please come and speak to your GP
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Cervical Screening
Women between 25- 50 will receive an invitation every 3 years. If you are between 50- 64 years you will receive an invitation every 5 years.
Let’s talk about cervical cancer symptoms | Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust
Breast Cancer Screening
All women between 50-71 will receive an invite through the post every 3 years
Follow the links for more information
Carers
Wandsworth Borough Council
If you look after someone who needs support because of an illness or disability and cannot manage without help, you could be considered a carer. Any carer who appears to need some support has the right to an assessment to see if they are eligible for support from the council.
Website: www.wandsworth.gov.uk/carers
Wandsworth Dementia Support
Their dementia support workers offer information and practical guidance to help you understand dementia, cope with day-to-day challenges and prepare for the future. They offer information to people who are worried about their memory and ongoing support to people affected by dementia face to face, over the phone or in writing.
Website: Alzheimer’s Society: Wandsworth Dementia Support
Carers UK
They’re here to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don’t have to care alone.
Telephone: 0808 808 7777
Website: www.carersuk.org
Email: info@carersuk.org
Wandsworth Carers Centre
Wandsworth Carers’ Centre is a registered charity and limited company that has been providing support to unpaid carers in Wandsworth since 1995. Their vision is a society where carers are recognised and valued for their contribution and have choice and control that enables them to care, to stay healthy and to lead fulfilled lives.
Facebook: @Wandsworthcarersonlinecommunity
Twitter: @CarerWandsworth
Website: www.carerswandsworth.org.uk
Age UK Wandsworth
Age UK Wandsworth is an independent local charity. They’ve been working in the local community to help older people for over 50 years. They have 14 dedicated staff and over 200 volunteers helping them to deliver services and activities for older people in Wandsworth.
Website: www.ageuk.org.uk/wandsworth
Child Health
Why vaccination is safe and important
Vaccines are the most effective way to prevent infectious diseases. Follow the link to understand how vaccines work, what they contain and the most common side effects.
Website: Why vaccination is safe and important – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Website: Types of vaccines for children | NHS – YouTube
Young People Emotional Support
Leaflet: Young People’s Emotional Support Services (PDF)
Wandsworth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
Wandsworth CAMHS offers a range of treatments and assessments for children and young people experiencing moderate to severe mental health problems.
Telephone: 020 3513 5000
Website: St George’s Mental Health: CAMHS
Email: ssg-tr.wandsworthCAMHSreferral@nhs.net
Wandsworth Young People’s Health Agency
This service offers free assessments and counselling across the London borough of Wandsworth. After an initial assessment an individuals care plan is created. This is followed by six sessions of counselling which addresses any issues the young person may have.
Telephone: 07770 573131
Website: Catch 22: Wandsworth Young People’s Health Agency
Email: yphealth.office@catch-22.org.uk
Childhood illness visual guide
Use this visual guide to help you identify common conditions and illnesses that may affect your child. Includes conditions such as measles, slapped cheek syndrome, chicken pox and warts.
Website: NHS: Visual Guide for Childhood illnesses
Vaccination planner
Download a personalised vaccination calendar, which highlights the dates your child needs to have their vaccinations by.
Website: NHS: Vaccination Schedule
Sen Talk
Sen Talk support parents and children with Special Educational Needs.
Website: www.sentalk.org
Education Inclusion Service
The Education Inclusion Service works with schools to enable vulnerable children and young people to meet their potential. The team supports teachers at both a strategic and a practical level to increase their capacity to support through improving leadership and management and developing skills in the workforce.
Telephone: 020 8871 8736
Wandsworth Health Visiting Service
The health visiting and school nursing services will be offering a 7 day a week 09:00-17:00 duty line for parents and young people to call for support and advice. The duty line will be staffed by an administrator, health visitor and school nurse.
Telephone: 0330 058 1679
Change4Life
Change4Life aims to ensure parents have the essential support and tools they need to make healthier choices for their families. Modern life can mean people are a lot busier, less active, and more reliant on convenience and fast food than we used to be.
Website: www.nhs.uk/change4life
Is my Child Too Ill For School?
When your child is unwell, it can be hard deciding whether to keep them off school. These simple guidelines should help.
Website: NHS: Is my child to ill for school?
Community Groups
Love to Learn
Love to Learn offers support and advocacy enabling young people to access educational rights and opportunities, enjoy learning, and have the confidence and aspiration to fulfil their potential.
Telephone: 020 7585 0339
Website: Katherine Low Settlement: Love to Learn
Email: lucy@love-to-learn.org.uk
Waste Not Want Not
Waste Not Want Not Battersea aim to keep perfectly good food in circulation and avoid it going to waste, whilst helping to educate and feed local people.
Telephone: 07477 660 692
Website: www.wastenotwantnot-battersea.org
Email: info@wastenotwantnot-battersea.org
Katherine Low Settlement
Katherine Low Settlement has been a multi-purpose community and social action centre since 1924 dedicated to fighting the effects of poverty and isolation.
Telephone: 020 7223 2845
Website: www.klsettlement.org.uk
Email: tracy@klsettlement.org.uk
South London Refugee Association
This service is for refugees, asylum seekers and newly arrived migrants. Services include:
- Advice, information, practical help (with household items, clothing) and emotional support.
- Information on housing, benefits and immigration issues.
- Help with accessing health care services and ESOL classes.
Telephone: 020 3490 3443
Website: www.slr-a.org.uk
Email: chris@slr-a.org.uk
Women’s Support Group
All women are welcome to come along to these weekly workshops. There will be a chance to, have a chat, drink tea and coffee, plan activities to do together, and have fun. There is no need to book, please just come along.
Telephone: 020 7223 2845
Email: fleur@klsettlement.org.uk
Connected Lives
Connected Lives is a Charity that supports parents of children and teenagers. It gives parents and carers the opportunity to share their experiences and understand their child’s behaviour, as well as the space to think about the joys and struggles of parenting. There will be courses running throughout the year.
For more information visit www.connectedlives.org.uk.
Cost of Living
Wandsworth Foodbank
Wandworth Foodbank provide emergency food, support and advice to local people who are experiencing financial hardship.
Depression, Anxiety and Stress
Wandsworth Bereavement Centre
Providing one-to-one bereavement counselling for residents of the Borough of Wandsworth.
Website: www.wandsworthbereavement.org.uk
Young Women’s Trust
Coaching, essentially for support with getting into work but can be for anxiety/improving self-confidence. Patients can self refer on website. Ages 18-30.
Website: www.youngwomenstrust.org
Keeping Families Together
This organisation in Wandsworth offer quite a lot of different types of support and one of them is counselling sessions and life coaching.
Website: www.keepingfamiliestogether.co.uk
Talk Wandsworth
Talk Wandsworth counselling services are free for all Wandsworth residents. They provide confidential help for problems such as stress, worry and low mood. They offer talking therapies for people over the age of 18. You can refer yourself or you can be referred by a healthcare professional such as your GP. Talk Wandsworth offer a range of digital options to have your therapy e.g., video, phone, text or face to face if you would prefer this method.
Telephone: 0203 513 6264
Website: www.talkwandsworth.nhs.uk
TalkED
Talk ED provides an essential support service for people struggling with eating disorders, and their loved ones.
Website: www.talk-ed.org.uk
The Well Centre
Access to health and wellbeing practitioners plus counsellor and EMDR, 11 up to age 20.
Website: www.thewellcentre.org
Family Action WellFamily Service
The Wandsworth WellFamily Service is an early intervention mental health and well-being service based in a number of GP practices across the London borough of Wandsworth.
Telephone: 020 8874 0730
Website: www.family-action.org.uk
Email: wandsworthwellfamily@family-action.org.uk
Mind in Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster
Mind in Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster is an independent charity which has been delivering mental health services and support to London residents for over 40 years. Their local community services include:
- Talking therapies and counselling.
- Community support.
- Services for children and young people and more.
Telephone: 020 7259 8100
Website: www.bwwmind.org.uk
Email: admin@bwwmind.org.uk
Wandsworth Complex Needs Team
The team offers assessment and treatment mainly to people with a diagnosis of Personality Disorders. Personality disorders relate to permanent characteristics of an individual’s personality that cause problems with how they interact with other people and react to things emotionally.
Telephone: 020 3513 5000
Website: www.swlstg-tr.nhs.uk
Email: Lisa.Stubbs@swlstg.nhs.uk
Mind
Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.
Telephone: 0300 123 3393
Website: www.mind.org.uk
Samaritans
Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
Telephone: 116 123
Website: www.samaritans.org
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Papyrus
Suicide prevention helpline and information for young people.
Website: www.papyrus-uk.org
Youth Legal
Like CAB for young people in Wandsworth aged 16-25.
Telephone: 020 3195 1906
Email: info@youthlegal.org.uk
Family Action
Family Action offer 6 sessions of support that can be aimed to managing wellbeing or worries or family relationship issues.
Website: www.thrive.wandsworth.gov.uk
Young People Emotional Support
Leaflet: Young People’s Emotional Support Services (PDF)
The Mix
Essential Support for under 25s, mental health including telephone counselling.
Telephone: 0808 808 4994
Website: www.themix.org.uk
South West London Mental Health Crisis services
24/7 Mental health crisis line: If you live in Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton or Wandsworth and you need mental health support in a crisis you can call this 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Line. The Mental Health Crisis Line offers emotional support and advice to people who are affected by urgent mental health issues, at any time of the day or night. It is open to everyone: both children and adults of all ages, and to people who haven’t previously accessed mental health services. The team can help and direct you to the right service for your mental health.
Telephone: 0800 028 8000
Website: www.swlstg.nhs.uk/patients-carers/crisis-support/mental-health-support-line
Mental Health First Aid
Drop in sessions offering advice and self-help strategies for young people with anxiety, stress, depression and other common mental health illness. This is a service for young people aged 16 and over. A team of local volunteers offer a confidential ear to those seeking self-help particularly for anxiety and depression.
Website: Wandsworth Thrive: Mental Health First Aid
Email: rolfe.sue3@gmail.com
Wandsworth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Learning Disability Service
This service provides a comprehensive range of services for children and young people who have emotional and behavioural problems, and to their families. The service is available to children and young people up to 18 years of age who have a severe learning disability and mental health problem/s.
Telephone: 020 3513 5000
Website: www.swlstg.nhs.uk
Kooth
Free anonymous online chat for young people to discuss your mental health issues.
Website: www.kooth.com
Rethink
Rethink provide expert, accredited advice and information to everyone affected by mental health problems.
Telephone: 0300 5000 927
Website: www.rethink.org
Email: info@rethink.org
Drugs and Alcohol
Adfam
Adfam is an organisation that aims to improve the quality of life for families affected by drug and alcohol use. The service offers information on how to find:
- Local support groups.
- Helplines for anyone affected by someone else’s substance use.
Website: www.adfam.org.uk
Email: admin@adfam.org.uk
UK Addiction Treatment Centres
Their purpose is to provide excellent care and treatment to enable all those suffering from addictive disorders to achieve a goal of life-long recovery.
Telephone: 0800 511 8111 or 0203 151 8101
Email: info@ukat.co.uk
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Telephone: 0800 9177 650
Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Email: help@aamail.org
Drinkaware Online Tools & Apps
Online trackers and apps from Drinkaware to help you avoid harm from alcohol.
Download from: www.drinkaware.co.uk
Talk to Frank
If you have a problem with drugs Talk to Frank for friendly, confidential drugs advice.
Telephone: 0300 123 6600
Text: 82111
Website: www.talktofrank.com
Email: frank@talktofrank.com
Rehab 4 Addiction
Rehab 4 Addiction is a free and impartial helpline for people seeking drug or alcohol addiction treatment in Wandsworth, London. If you are sick and tired of your addiction, if you want to enter recovery and if you are willing to undue the damaged inflicted by your addiction, then get in touch with Rehab 4 Addiction today.
Telephone: 0800 140 4690
Website: Rehab 4 Addiction: Wandsworth
Wandsworth Community Drug and Alcohol Service (WCDAS)
WCDAS is a community drug and alcohol service for anyone over the age of 18 living in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The service offers needle exchange, blood testing, hep B vaccinations, medical and nurse assessments, smoking cessation, legal advice, Hep C treatment plus access to detox, day programme and residential rehab options.
Telephone: 020 8812 4120
Website: NHS: Wandsworth Community Drug and Alcohol Service
Email: WCDAS-Referrals@slam.nhs.uk
Drinkline
If you’re worried about your own or someone else’s drinking, you can call this free helpline, in complete confidence.
Telephone: 0300 123 1110
One You Days Off – Mobile App
The One You Days Off app is a simple and easy way to track the days you drink alcohol and the days you don’t.
Download from: Google Play: One You Days Off
Download from: iTunes: One You Days Off
Family
Family Action
Battersea Fields Practice works closely with Family Action who provide telephone and face to face support to patients and their families affected by mental health issues. Family Action is a charity working to transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation across the country. For further information regarding the work of Family Action please see their website
Website: www.family-action.org.uk
LGBTQ+
Metro
Free counselling for LGBTQ young people, ages 8-18.
Website: www.metrocharity.org.uk
Metro
A service that works in a number of areas across London, and offers a variety of LGBT-specific services including sexual health, mental health, and youth groups.
Website: www.metrocharity.org.uk
Stonewall Housing
Housing advice and support for LGBT people, including those at risk of or experiencing homelessness, family breakdown, harassment, domestic abuse, eviction. Stonewall also provide supported accommodation for young people in some London boroughs and are a partner in The Outside Project – the UK’s first LGBT crisis/homeless shelter and community centre.
Telephone: 020 7359 5767
Website: www.stonewallhousing.org
The Gay Men’s Health Project
GMFA is the UK’s leading charity dedicated to gay men’s health. GMFA is the gay men’s health branch of the Health Equality and Rights Organisation (HERO) which works to reduce health inequalities for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans communities.
Website: www.gmfa.org.uk
Wandsworth LGBT Forum
Wandsworth LGBT are one of London’s longest running community forums. Their aim is to improve the lives of LGBT people in and across the borough. They do this by campaigning to the public sector on specific matters. An example of some of the projects is the 50+ LGBT Coffee morning at The Furzedown Project, a first of it’s kind in South London.
Website: www.wandsworth.lgbt
Mosaic
Mosaic LGBT Youth Centre supports, educates and inspires young lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community of London age thirteen to nineteen through a variety of youth clubs, outings, retreats and events. The youth club takes place every Wednesday from 18:30 – 21:00 in Euston.
Website: www.mosaictrust.org.uk
Opening Doors
Opening Doors offer 40+ groups and one-off activities each month. From singing to creative writing to walks, we aim to provide a range of opportunities that allow LGBT+ people over 50 from across London to meet each other, have fun, and feel confident to be themselves.
Telephone: 020 7239 0400
Website: www.openingdoorslondon.org.uk
Terrence Higgins Trust
UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity. Support people living with HIV and amplify their voices, and help the people using our services to achieve good sexual health.
Website: www.tht.org.uk
Pink Therapy
Aim to promote high quality therapy and training services for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and others who identify as being gender or sexual diversities, including therapist directory.
Website: www.pinktherapy.com
Maternity
Family Lives
Family Lives is a national charity which aims to help all parents; mums, dads, grandparents, step-parents, other friends and relatives in raising happy, healthy children. They offer help and support through an innovative range of free, flexible and responsive services, shaped by parents for parents.
Telephone: 0808 800 2222
Textphone: 0800 783 6783
Website: www.familylives.org.uk
Eileen Lecky Clinic
The clinic provides a wide range of health services for people living in Wandsworth. It also runs specialist clinics for children and pregnant women.
Telephone: 020 8544 6101
Website: www.stgeorges.nhs.uk
Home Start – Bump to baby
Home Start places volunteers with parents in their own homes. Volunteers may offer emotional as well as practical support to parents who are experiencing isolation, post natal illnesses, bereavement, multiple births or any other issue affecting their family.
Telephone: 020 7924 5268
Website: www.homestartwandsworth.org.uk
Email: enquiries@homestartwandsworth.org.uk
Neonatal Unit at St George’s Hospital
St George’s Hospital’s Neonatal Unit provides specialist care for the smallest and sickest babies, including those that are born prematurely and those that require surgery. It is the regional centre for the South West London Neonatal Network. The network has 5 hospitals providing maternity and newborn services.
Telephone: 020 8725 1936
Website: www.stgeorges.nhs.uk
Teenage Pregnancy Clinic
This service is made up of a small group of midwives who specialise in the care of young parents. They support teenage parents throughout pregnancy up to the birth of their baby. This service provides a specialist clinic for pregnant teenagers. You can be referred to this service by:
- An accident and emergency (A&E) department.
- A genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinic.
- Other community midwifery teams.
Telephone: 020 8725 1708
Website: www.stgeorges.nhs.uk
Email: Jade.team@stgeorges.nhs.uk
Baby Buddy App
Baby Buddy is an award winning mobile phone app for new parents and parents-to-be, created by mums, doctors and midwives.
Download from: Google Play: Baby Buddy
Download from: iTunes: Baby Buddy
Healthy Start
With Healthy Start, you may be able to get free vouchers every week, which you swap for milk, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and infant formula milk. You can also get free vitamins.
Website: www.healthystart.nhs.uk
NCT
The NCT is UK’s biggest parenting charity. Any parent and carer can visit their website for information. Their services include:
- Information and support in pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.
- Information on local groups that provide practical and emotional support.
Website: www.nct.org.uk
Pregnant Teenagers And Young Parents Learning Mentor
This service is for pregnant teenagers and young parents up to 18 if in full time education in Wandsworth. Young people are:
- Supported to remain in their current education provision.
- Provided with home tuition in core subject areas during maternity leave.
- Reintegrated back into education after the birth of the child.
- Supported to find more appropriate education or training placements.
Telephone: 0203 513 6103
Email: head@hhts.wandsworth.sch.uk
The Twins Trust
The Twins Trust is a registered charity set up by parents of twins, triplets and higher multiples and interested professionals. Their website is for anyone affected by the issues around twins.
Telephone: 01252 332 344
Website: www.twinstrust.org
E-mail: enquiries@twinstrust.org
Muscles, Bones and Joints
GetUBetter app
The GetUBetter app can help you manage common muscle, bone and joint conditions.
Website: app.getubetter.com
Register: Register for access to the app
Sexual Health
TalkED
Talk ED provides an essential support service for people struggling with eating disorders, and their loved ones.
Website: www.talk-ed.org.uk
Metro Wandsworth HIV Peer Support Group
Their Wandsworth HIV Peer Support Group is a peer-led weekly group facilitated by Metro. These free and confidential meetings are held every Wednesday 18:30-08:30 at St George’s Hospital.
Telephone: 020 7160 0941
Website: www.metrocentreonline.org
Email: peersupport@metrocharity.org.uk
St George’s FGM Services
A service based at St Georges Hospital Tooting, to support women and girls with information about FGM.
The clinic offers:
- Support, information and advice to women/girls who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
- A clinic for surgical reversal of Female Genital Mutilation FGM.
Telephone: 020 8725 1909
Email: beatrice.benjamin@stgeorges.nhs.uk
Family Planning Association
A sexual health charity, the Family Planning Association gives straightforward information and support on sexual health, sex and relationships to everyone in the UK.
Telephone: 020 7608 5240
Website: www.fpa.org.uk
Eileen Lecky Clinic
The clinic provides a wide range of health services for people living in Wandsworth. It also runs specialist clinics for children and pregnant women.
Telephone: 020 8544 6101
Website: www.stgeorges.nhs.uk
Sexual Health South West London (SHSWL)
Website that guides people to free sexual health services in southwest London. The services are confidential and free; they include contraception, STI check-ups, HIV testing and sexual health advice.
Website: Sexual Health South West London: Falcon Road
Brook
Brook provides free and confidential sexual health and wellbeing services for nearly 250,000 young people UK-wide, each year.
Website: www.brook.org.uk
Sexual Health Helpline
The National Sexual Health Helpline provided by Public Health England is open Monday to Friday, 09:00 until 20:00.
Telephone: 0300 123 7123
Stop Smoking
Smokefree
Many smokers don’t know where to begin their quit journeys. There isn’t one right way to start, but getting prepared and knowing what to expect can make things easier. Learn how to prepare for your quit day.
Facebook: @SmokefreeUS
Twitter: @SmokefreeUs
Website: www.smokefree.gov
NHS Stop Smoking Services
Local stop smoking services are free, friendly and can massively boost your chances of quitting for good. Their services staffed by expert advisers provide a range of proven methods to help you quit.
Website: NHS: Stop Smoking Services
Wandsworth Borough Council
Their website contains many useful resources to help you stop smoking.
Website: Wandsworth Borough Council: Stop Smoking
Quit with help
Everyone has a different reason for quitting, get a personalised Quit Smoking Plan.
Website: www.quitwithhelp.co.uk
Supporting Older People
Age UK Wandsworth
Age UK Wandsworth is an independent local charity. They’ve been working in the local community to help older people for over 50 years. They have 14 dedicated staff and over 200 volunteers helping them to deliver services and activities for older people in Wandsworth.
Website: www.ageuk.org.uk/wandsworth
Wandsworth Borough Council
If you look after someone who needs support because of an illness or disability and cannot manage without help, you could be considered a carer. Any carer who appears to need some support has the right to an assessment to see if they are eligible for support from the council and how they can help you.
Website: www.wandsworth.gov.uk/carers
Wandsworth Dementia Support
Their dementia support workers offer information and practical guidance to help you understand dementia, cope with day-to-day challenges and prepare for the future. They offer information to people who are worried about their memory and ongoing support to people affected by dementia face to face, over the phone or in writing.
Website: Alzheimer’s Society: Wandsworth Dementia Support
Silver Line
Free phone support for older people, 24 hours a day.
Telephone: 0800 470 8090
Website: www.thesilverline.org.uk
W:ISH – Optimal Ageing Project
Wish is a new digital service to help you keep fit and well. We are working with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Sir Muir Gray and Digiatrics Limited to create a this new digital health and wellbeing service. The aim of W:ISH is to provide information and tools to help you keep fit and well, especially after lockdown.
W:ISH Helpline, Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00: 01494 60 11 33
Website: www.nhswish.com
W:ISH Poster: W:ISH Poster (pdf)
Wandsworth Carers Centre
Wandsworth Carers’ Centre is a registered charity and limited company that has been providing support to unpaid Carers in Wandsworth since 1995. Their vision is a society where Carers are recognised and valued for their contribution and have choice and control that enables them to care, to stay healthy and to lead fulfilled lives.
Facebook: @Wandsworthcarersonlinecommunity
Twitter: @CarerWandsworth
Website: www.carerswandsworth.org.uk
Dementia
Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia.
Telephone: 0800 888 6678
Website: www.dementiauk.org
Email: helpline@dementiauk.org
Weight Management
Overeaters Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous provides insight into our problems of eating compulsively, strength to deal with it, and a very real hope that there is a solution for us.
Website: www.oagb.org.uk
Email: general@oagb.org.uk
One You
Being healthier is not just about doing the right thing; it’s about making changes to fit your lifestyle and make you feel good.
Website: NHS: One You
Latchmere Leisure Centre
WAND Card holders and a parent or carer can swim for free at Latchmere Leisure Centre and there are up to 50% reductions on junior gym, play zone, tumble time, football, badminton, basketball.
Telephone: 020 7207 8004
Website: www.placesleisure.org
Email: enquiries@latchmereleisurecentre.co.uk
Am I a Healthy Weight?
Calculate your BMI using this NHS Tool
Website: NHS: BMI Calculator
Weight Watchers
Meetings, Online or a little bit of both. They’ve got options and support, whatever your lifestyle.
Website: www.weightwatchers.com/uk
Wandsworth Borough Council
Eating a healthy, balanced diet is an important part of maintaining good health, and can help you feel your best.
Website: Wandsworth Borough Council: Weight management groups and support
Change4Life
Change4Life aims to ensure parents have the essential support and tools they need to make healthier choices for their families. Modern life can mean people are a lot busier, less active, and more reliant on convenience and fast food than we used to be.
Website: www.nhs.uk/change4life
Active Lifestyles
Active Lifestyles is a programme that offers adults within Wandsworth the chance to increase their physical activity levels. They run a number of weekly classes that include tai chi, yoga, pilates, over 50s keep fit classes, kickboxing, zumba and walking sports. For all their weekly classes, the first session is free and there is no need to book.
Website: www.enablelc.org/activelifestyles
Slimming World
You’ll find delicious recipe and menu ideas at your local group, along with all the help you need to get started and reach your target weight.
Website: www.slimmingworld.co.uk
Youth Clinic
NHS Youth Social Prescribing Clinic
Battersea Youth Clinic reaches out to young people who are struggling, giving them the confidence get the support they need. For more information please click on the website link below:
Website: Battersea Youth Clinic