Health & Wellbeing - Useful Information

We're collating information resources that can help you with your health & wellbeing. We hope you find them useful.

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The Poverty Truth Commission in Northamptonshire

“Nothing about us, without us, is for us”
Breathing Space Raunds

Group designed for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and their unpaid Carers, meet on the 1st Wed & 3rd Thur of the month.
Heart Failure Group, Kettering

Group for People with heart failure or who have had a heart attack, learn more and get involved on the 1st & 3rd Wed Medical Referral needed
My Music, Ukulele Group

My Music Ukulele Group Wednesday mornings between 10am and 11am in term time

Post-pandemic MOT Phase 2

How are you all as the restrictions continue to lift?
Post-pandemic MOT

It's OK not to be OK
Holistic therapies

Learn relaxation techniques to continue with at home, have a nice relaxing Reiki Treatment, which is a Japanese technique for stress reduction that promotes healing and well being.
Needs and Aspirations

Needs & Aspirations is a project facilitated by SERVE. This project gives a wide range of activities for Carers both training and leisure.
Safeguarding Awareness

Safeguarding is a term that describes keeping someone safe who needs extra support doing so themselves - this can include a child or an adult with additional needs
Carers Ukulele Group

The sound of a ukulele brings up images of far-away tropical beaches: sun on your face, cocktail in hand. Or stuck in a trench with George Formby. Either way our Carers Ukulele group is a relaxing way to socialise with other Carers, relax and learn an instrument.

All Carer Referrals

Are you a Carer? Click to make a referral for a Adult or Young Carer.
Health Service Referrals

Do you have a long term health condition? For all referrals for health projects that don't require a Carer.
Who are carers?

Anyone, including children and adults, who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid
Support line

Our Carers Support Line provides a confidential service to support the needs of Adult and Young Carers, including Parent Carers. The service can be accessed by Carers, professionals or anyone with a Carer related enquiry or issue.
About young carers
Thank you for your referral
Role of ROCKET and RESTART

Respiratory Therapy Acute Response Team (RESTART) is a team of nurses and physiotherapists who provide care for patients with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). They support early discharge of patients with COPD and also run the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme.
Why we do, what we do

According to the last census, there are 70,000 Carers in Northamptonshire: for us, that means there are 70,000 reasons to care.
Social Prescribing in Northamptonshire

Welcome to the Spring - Social Prescribing Team here at Northamptonshire Carers
Needs and Aspirations

Needs & Aspirations is a project facilitated by SERVE. This project gives a wide range of activities for Carers both training and leisure.