Healthy Living

Smoking Cessation

All our nurses are trained and able to give advice, help and support on smoking cessation and are able to prescribe nicotine replacement therapy on prescription.

 

Useful stop smoking websites include:

No Smoking Day may have gone but whenever your quit day is, browse the links on this page for motivation, information and expert advice.
Smokefree - Accommodation, Dining, Drinking and Functions in a totally Smokefree environment.
Gosmokefree - This website contains detailed information about the free NHS support services.
Smoking Cessation - NHS Direct Site – if you smoke, giving up is probably the greatest single step you can take to improve your health.
Quit Org. - Quit is the independent charity whose aim is to save lives by helping smokers to stop.
Smoking Quitters Cost Tool - Calculate the money you will save with NHS Direct quitters cost calculator and plan how to spend it.
ASH - Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.

Exercise Referral Scheme

The practice is part of the exercise referral scheme with Flitwick Leisure Centre. Individuals that would qualify for the scheme are those with:

Family history of heart disease
High cholesterol
Obese/overweight
High blood pressure
Diabetes

Please see lifestylesatmidbeds for more local information

 

Counterweight programme

The Practice Nurse’s run a structured weight loss programme (counterweight), where you are seen by the nurse every 2 weeks for 3 months.  The programme is suitable for patients who have CHD, diabetes, high blood pressure or just want to lose weight.  If you are interested book an appointment with Gill or Cath and tell the receptionist it is for counterweight.

 

Patient Participation Group - Health Walk

We are aiming to start a Health Walk for the Surgery. This is not a prelude to building up to the Olympic Games, but simply a short walk at a leisurely pace for a couple of miles, or even 1 mile to start with. Initially it would be at the Millennium Park at Marston Moreteyne and will start and end with a cup of tea. It is an ideal way of starting exercise with a few people who will become friends very quickly.

Anyone who would like to help will be made very welcome.

If you are interested in becoming a walk leader trainer then please contact the Practice Manager.

The Walk4Health web site has some interesting information.

Site Last Updated 16-Apr-08