Healthy changes start with little changes. Whether you want to lose weight, get active or quit smoking, Better Health is here with lots of free tools and support. You can also find simple ways to lift your mood with Every Mind Matters.

Welcome to Better Health – Start for Life. The place for trusted NHS advice and guidance to help you have a healthy and happy baby during pregnancy, birth and parenthood.

Welcome to the new home of Change4Life. We have a new name and look, but don’t worry – we’re still here to help you and your family eat better and move more.

If you have been referred to the hospital by the GP, please click here to see the estimated waiting time.

Most people with COVID-19 feel better within a few days or weeks of their first symptoms and make a full recovery within 12 weeks. For some people, symptoms can last longer.

18 people die by suicide every day in England and Wales, but help is out there.
There’s always someone to listen.

Talking therapies, or psychological therapies, are effective and confidential treatments delivered by fully trained and accredited NHS practitioners. They can help if you’re struggling with things like feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Find your little big thing for your mental health. There are little things we can all do to lift our mood or ease our anxiety – we need to find what works for us. This could be as simple as taking a walk in nature, prioritising our sleep or opening up to a friend. Our little thing, if we keep doing it, will make a big difference to how we feel.

WBSS is a local charity providing specialist bereavement support to bereaved Walsall residents of any age. We offer an adult bereavement support service ‘Let’s Talk’ and a children/young people’s bereavement service THE SWING.

Specialist care and support for Service leavers, reservists, veterans and their families.

If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk.

Online information helping parents and carers to keep their children safe and healthy.

If you’re disabled or have a health condition that affects your mobility, you can apply for a Blue Badge. 
You can also apply for a badge if you care for a child who’s disabled or has a health condition that affects their mobility.  

Thrive into Work offers one-to-one job finding support to people with health challenges.

Support, advice and information for people affected by sight loss.

The Deaf health charity

Zebra Access is a Deaf-led charity dedicated to ensuring that all Deaf and Hard of Hearing people enjoy equal participation and access without communication barriers.

Signposting allows you to receive the right care, from the right person, when you need it. You can refer yourself to any of these services at any time.

Useful apps for your smartphone or tablet

Free, impartial advice on your household energy. Supporting you to better heat your home and keep warm.

As the weather begins to get colder, we have developed a one point of access where residents, families and professionals can find a local venue which can offer people a warm hub to attend. They can meet new people, have a hot drink, fill a flask, and meet in a place which is welcoming and warm. 

Making Connections Walsall is a friendly service for residents of all ages in Walsall that aims to address loneliness, social isolation and to empower residents to take responsibility for their own health and well-being.

Healthwatch Walsall is the local independent voice for the public in health and social care services. We find out what matters to people and make sure their views are heard by the people who make the decisions about those services.

We provide up to date information on defibrillator locations across the UK, using data from The Circuit, the national defibrillator network. Enter your location to find the nearest defibrillators to you. Then simply click on the defibrillator icons for further information, such as availability, access information and directions.

Disclaimer: Please always dial 999 immediately in an emergency and they will direct you to your nearest defibrillator.