Apps and Online Tools

Non-urgent advice: Self-care and lifestyle

Taking care of yourself. At NHS North Yorkshire CCG, we want to empower people to take charge of their own health and make positive lifestyle choices. There’s a plethora of apps available to help you on your journey to better health, fitness and wellbeing – visit our Orcha health apps library.

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Non-urgent advice: Safespot (age 6-12 yrs)

Downloadable app (android and IOS) developed by a child psychiatrist who used to work in FV. Promotes mental wellbeing by teaching coping skills.

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Non-urgent advice: Headspace (age 12yrs+)

Meditation app. Learn to relax. 10mins free for 10 days then small subscription.

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Non-urgent advice: SAM (Self Help for Anxiety Management) (Age 12 yrs +)

This app provides self-help techniques to help manage overall anxiety. Track anxiety levels, triggers, and build a personal tool kit in the app. It also provides interactive guidance for practicing self-help and a closed social community to engage with others. If you’re looking for holistic snapshot of your anxiety and how to cope with it, this may be the app for you.

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Non-urgent advice: Baby Buddy App

Baby Buddy is an award winning mobile phone app for new parents and parents-to-be, created by mums, doctors and midwives.

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Non-urgent advice: Drinkaware Online Tools & Apps

Drinkaware’s range of online tools can help you understand your drinking, track your drinks and change your habits.

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Non-urgent advice: Qwell

Free, safe and anonymous mental wellbeing support for adults across the UK.

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Non-urgent advice: NHS Smokefree – Mobile App

The Smokefree app can help you stop smoking by providing daily support and motivation. If you stay smokefree for the 4-week programme you’re up to five times more likely to stay quit for good.

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Non-urgent advice: Sure Recovery

The app is free to use and has been designed to help people track their own recovery journeys and achieve their personal goals. The app has been developed with people at different stages of recovery and is based on their ideas and feedback.

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Non-urgent advice: BabyCentre

BabyCentre® reaches more than 45 million mums globally each month in nine different languages, including eight in 10 new and expecting mums online in the UK.

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Non-urgent advice: One You Drink Free Days

Make a pledge to take a few days off and you’re more likely to follow it through and reach your goals. Drink Free Days is for people who like a drink but want some support in tracking and cutting down on the booze. Understand more about your current drinking and risk levels as it common for people to underestimate how much they drink.

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