Physical Health

Information and support on health related matters to help you improve your physical and mental wellbeing.
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Healthcare | Leisure Centres | Parks and Outdoor Spaces | Stub It - Quit Smoking |  Targeted Healthy Lifestyle Pilot

Healthcare

Nottingham, as a major city, has two main hospitals, a Walk in Centre, GP Practices, dentists and other healthcare facilities. 

Register with a GP/Dentist:

To register with a GP, dentist and to find a pharmacy in Nottingham, you can use the NHS website ‘Find a GP, Dentist, Pharmacy’ service.

In addition, Nottingham offers various other healthcare provisions and services, for example:

•    Mental Health Services
•    Community Health Centres
•    Sexual Health Clinics
•    Family Planning and Counselling Services.  
 
It is recommended to visit the The NHS website - (www.nhs.uk) for full details.

Nottingham’s Walk in Centre:

Nottingham NHS
Urgent Care Treatment Centre
Seaton House, Nottingham NG2 4LA
Tel: (0115) 883 8500

Nottingham’s Hopitals:

• Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC)
  Derby Road
  Nottingham
  NG7 2UH  
  Tel: (0115) 9249924 

• Nottingham City Hospital
  Hucknall Road
  Nottingham
  NG5 1PB   
  Tel: (0115) 9691169

Leisure Centres

Nottingham has six leisure centres across Nottingham City offering six gyms, six public swimming pools and a variety of fitness classes each week. Health suites are available at some of the centres too. Create your free Active Nottingham account to access discounts on your favourite activities.

• Clifton Leisure Centre
  Southchurch Drive
  Clifton
  NG11 8AB

• Djanogly Community Leisure Centre
  Gregory Boulevard
  Hyson Green
  NG7 6ND

• Harvey Hadden Sports Village
  Wigman Road
  Bilborough
  NG8 4PB

• Ken Martin Leisure Centre
  Hucknall Lane
  Bulwell
  NG6 8AP

• Southglade Leisure Centre
  Southglade Road
  Bestwood
  NG5 5GU

• Victoria Leisure Centre
  Gedling Street
  City Centre
  NG1 1DB

For more information please call Active Nottingham on (0115 876 1600) or visit their website: https://www.activenottingham.com
 

Parks & Outdoor Spaces

Nottingham’s commitment to providing green spaces and recreational areas make it an excellent place for both leisure and exercise enthusiasts.  Whether you enjoy peaceful walks, water activities, or team sports, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to stay active and enjoy the outdoors for all the family.

Below is a list of some of the popular parks in the city:

• Colwick Country Park

• Forest Recreation Ground

• Highfields Park

• Nottingham Arboretum 

• Valley Road Park

• Woodthorpe Grange Park

For more information about Parks and open spaces in Nottingham please visit:

https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/events-markets-parks-and-museums/parks-and-open-spaces/

Stub It - Quit Smoking

Stub It - Are you thinking about how often you smoke?

Want to stop smoking but don’t know where to start?

Stub it! is a stop smoking service, that offers a 12-week program with trained stop smoking advisors. The team work with you to develop an individual plan to suit you and your patterns of smoking. 

Since 2018, we have seen over 2000 patients and helped nearly 40% of them quit smoking. That's higher than the national average! 

People choose to stop smoking for a number of reasons. Whatever your reason it's worth remembering that smoking remains the single largest preventable cause of early death in the UK. You are making a good choice. Not only will stopping smoking improve your health, but you’ll feel more rested, energetic and have more money too! 

The Stub it! service is available anyone aged 16 or over who lives in Nottingham city. 

If you live outside the Nottingham city boundary you can contact your GP practice for advice or visit www.nhs.uk/smokefree to see what services are available in your area.

How to get support from Stub it!

To make getting help as easy as possible we have a range of self-referal options available to you:

• Make a call - You can call our friendly team on 0115 8240583 option 2 and take the first step towards stopping smoking. If no one is available to take your call please leave a message with your name and telephone number. We will call you back.
• Complete a form - www.ncgpa.org.uk/stub-it-self-referral
• In person - If face to face is better for you you can pop in and speak to our reception team between 4pm and 8pm Monday to Friday. Please come to our entrance on Angle Row (between Tesco and Pepe's Chicken).
• Email - We will also accept first contact for referral via email. Please send your name, date of birth, address and contact number to us at: [email protected] 

Who to contact

Telephone: 0115 8240583

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: Website Page - Support for People in Nottingham City

Targeted Healthy Lifestyle Pilot

Targeted support to help children under 4 years old and their families, in Nottingham City, stay healthy for life.

Babies and toddlers grow and change shape so fast – sometimes it can be difficult to spot when they are gaining weight a little too quickly. The Healthy Lifestyles Team is here to help. They work with families to set realistic goals that will benefit children’s health. This includes:

• Eating healthily

• Staying active

Together they can:

• Build your family’s healthy future

• Inspire your child’s fitness for life

• Choose your family’s healthy habits

Simple changes can have the biggest impact on your health. Sometimes it can be challenging to see what these changes could be.

Together they can design a plan that works for you and your family.

They can offer advice about:

• Sugar intake & cravings

• Exercise & physical activity

• Fussy eating & healthy recipes

• Meal planning on a budget

• Healthy snacks & rewards

• Sleep, screen time & routines

• Food labels

• Using the Eat Well Guide

They work with you to choose the topics that your family will find most helpful.  They can offer up to 6 sessions with you in your home.

They also offer monthly groups for all parents with a child age around 7 months to support with the move from mainly having milk to having 3 meals per day.

For more information email: [email protected]
Website address: Targeted Healthy Lifestyle Pilot : Nottingham City Care

Please see below for links to other useful information.

• Small Steps Big Changes (SSBC) is a programme of activities designed to give every child the best start in life. We are funded through the National Lottery Community Fund’s A Better Start Programme (2015-2025).
  https://www.smallstepsbigchanges.org.uk/
  Healthy Lifestyles Pathway | SSBC (smallstepsbigchanges.org.uk)

• Children’s Public Health 0-19 Nursing Service and Text Health information
  Children’s Public Health 0-19 Nursing Service : Nottingham City Care

• Children’s Nutrition and Dietetic Service
  Childrens Nutrition and Dietetic Service : Nottingham City Care

• Healthy Start vouchers and vitamins.
  Get help to buy food and milk (Healthy Start)
  Healthy Start | SSBC (smallstepsbigchanges.org.uk)

• First steps Nutrition – feeding advice for children
  First Steps Nutrition Trust

• The eat well guide
  eatwel-1.pdf (nutrition.org.uk)

• NHS guide to healthy lifestyles
  https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/

• Breast feeding support for Nottingham families.
  Feed Your Way - Home Page

• Parents and carers or young people age 11-19 years Text a health professional for confidential chat about health and wellbeing
  www.chathealth.nhs.uk 

Here's what some of the parents we helped had to say:

“Yes was a good experience, was what was expected. It was a good eye opener with visual aids - Sugar and fats kits”

“Lots of support that was not getting before. Eating more variety of foods/fruits”

“The eatwell guide is attached to the fridge. The visual guides ( Sugar and fat kits were useful)”

“Loved the sugar kits - raised awareness of sugar in children’s snacks. Uses the Sugar Scanner that was discussed.”