Self-help & advice

Minor illnesses and injuries:

These pages on NHS offer advice on common ailments to general tips on maintaining a healthy lifestyle

These links take you to pages on the NHS website, and will open in a new tab/window:

Seasonal advice

Common illnesses and injuries:

Guides on living well

NHS advice about healthy living, including eating a balanced diet, healthy weight, exercise, quitting smoking and drinking less alcohol.

Information for adults and children about healthy weight, including advice to help you lose weight

Exercise guidelines and workouts to help improve your fitness and wellbeing


Information and advice about eating a healthy, balanced diet

Information and advice about sexual health, including contraception and sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

Advice and support for cutting down the amount of alcohol you drink

Information and advice to help you stop smoking

Help and support for addiction, including drug and gambling addictions

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Mental health

Find information and support for your mental health.

Evidence suggests, trying these things could help you feel more positive and able to get the most out of life

Read about self-help guides, tools and activities that can improve your mental health

Read tips and support for improving your mental health, including

Mindfulness can help us enjoy life more and understand ourselves better. You can take steps to develop it in your own life

Advice and support for your mental health in life situations and events

Try our 6 tips to help you be happier, more in control, and able to cope better with life’s ups and downs

More information & support

Social care and support guides

If you or someone you know needs help with day-to-day living because of illness or disability, this website explains your options and where you can get support.

A quick guide for people who have care and support needs and their carers.

Includes helplines, needs assessments, advocacy and reporting abuse.

Information and advice about eating a healthy, balanced diet

Includes advice on challenging behaviour, moving and lifting people and medicines

Services, support and tips if you care for someone under 21, and moving to adult social services.

More information & support

Women’s health

Information and support on health, wellbeing, conditions and screening

Including painful periods, heavy periods, PMS and adenomyosis

Different methods of contraception and how effective they are

Symptoms of menopause and perimenopause

Including infections and conditions that can affect your vagina and the area around it (your vulva)

Including ovarian cysts, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and womb (uterus) cancer

Information and support on health, wellbeing, conditions and screening

More information & support

Pregnancy

This guide includes all you need to know about trying for a baby, pregnancy, labour and birth.

Advice about planning a pregnancy and how to tell if you’re pregnant

What happens and things to think about when you’re first pregnant

The calculator on this page can help you work out when you might expect your baby to arrive.

Read about the scans, tests and antenatal care you can have

Consult a clinician, routine appointments, sick notes, test results and more

How to tell if you’re in labour and what happens during labour and birth

More information & support