My Wellbeing
There are many professional sources of help offering a variety of support, including counselling, signposting to appropriate services, and medical management of mental health problems. Within this page you will find signposting alongside some tools of support to enhance your personal wellbeing.
Get Active
Dr Helen Garr is your local PHE clinical champion for physical activity and offers free practical and interactive sessions based on the latest national and international data, research and evidence.
Training is aimed at teams of health care professionals to help increase their understanding of physical activity’s potential for clinical impact and increase their confidence in delivering brief interventions as a method of clinical care.
Did you know one in four patients would be more active if advised by a GP or nurse, but only one in four GPs are broadly or very familiar with national physical activity guidelines.
To book your free session email the PHE team at physicalactivity@phe.gov.uk
NHS Better Health
No matter how much you do, physical activity is good for your body and mind. Adults should aim to be active every day. Some is good – more is better still.
A daily brisk walk can boost your energy, lift your mood and make everyday activities easier.
Visit NHS Get Active – Better Health webpage to try out some fantastic tools, tips and special offers to move more every day.
Practice Mindfulness
Paying more attention to the present moment – to your own thoughts and feelings, and to the world around you – can improve your mental well-being.
As well as practising mindfulness in daily life, it can be helpful to set aside time for a more formal mindfulness practice.
Mindfulness meditation involves sitting silently and paying attention to thoughts, sounds, the sensations of breathing or parts of the body, bringing your attention back whenever the mind starts to wander.
Yoga and tai chi can also help with developing awareness of your breathing.
In need of advice and support?
In Derby City
The Derby Poverty Commission maintains a list of some of the support services and mechanisms that are currently available in Derby city.
If you need support and don’t know where to turn then a good first point of contact is the Community Hub which provides a single front door to many of the support mechanisms whilst also providing low-level support itself. The Community Hub can be accessed by calling 01332 640000 – option 5.
You can find further information here about the support available.
I’d like to speak with someone about how I am feeling
There are numerous support organisations you can contact, if you need it. Use the sidebar to find a service that fits your needs.
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