Help and support in your area
Below you can find information and contact details for groups and organisations which are based in your area.
Many of them can offer support or can provide information on various events and local matters.
You can request help with your bone, muscle of joint concern online on the health board's website.
To make sure you see the right person/team, you will be asked a series of screening questions before you can book an appointment. These will take a short time to complete.
If you are not suitable for physiotherapy at this time, you will be provided with appropriate contact information.
Follow this link to the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy booking page.
Wellbeing support groups are available for our patients via The Swansea Wellbeing Centre. These are self-referral groups that can be booked either by:
- Emailing the centre: centre@wellbeingswansea.co.uk
- Ringing the centre: 01792 732071 or texting 07828150309
- Or via a self-referral form
Follow this link to access the self-referral form for the Swansea Wellbeing Centre.
Groups available include:
Beyond Blue – this group will support people experiencing anxiety, depression and stress in a safe therapeutic space. This group will use evidence-based strategies to improve wellbeing, including CBT techniques, creation of individual wellbeing plans, improving nervous system regulation, mindfulness and education about sleep using evidence.
Pain Support – this group will support people experiencing persistent pain, also recognising how pain impacts on individuals’ mental health.
Life After Trauma – this six-week group offers a mixture of acceptance and change regarding coping and learning strategies to stabilise symptoms of trauma, including mindfulness, controlling emotions, managing distress and assertiveness skills.
Resilience Support – a women only group for anyone feeling held back by anxiety, stress, depression and overthinking.
Strong Mind, Strong Body - this five-week group combines gentle exercises with calming breathwork and meditation.
The Dementia Hwb is located in Swansea's Quadrant Shopping Centre and provides information and signposts to support for those affected by dementia.
Run by registered charity Dementia Friendly Swansea, there are now also mobile hwbs available in the community with dates and times available on the website.
You can find information, advice and support for mental wellbeing on the Swansea Council website which lists a number of organisations, both local and national.
SortedSupported
SortedSupported provides information about mental health and wellbeing support available to adults in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.
Call 111 press option 2
24/7 mental health support is now available over the phone in Swansea Bay. People living in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot who need urgent support with mental health issues can now call a team of mental health professionals for free, day or night.
Calling 111 and choosing option 2 puts callers in direct contact with a team of 20 mental health professionals based at Neath Port Talbot Hospital.
The service is available for anyone in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot with a mental health concern, including relatives who need advice.
Call 111 Option 2 is running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, offering a triage service and support or signposting as appropriate.
Callers will be supported by fully trained clinicians working as part of a multi-disciplinary team including mental health nurses, psychological wellbeing practitioners and occupational therapists.
Tidy Minds provides information and guidance on a number of topics, such as anger, bullying, physical health, school and panic attacks.
Cancer is a condition where cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably. The cancerous cells can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue, including organs.
Cancer Information and Support Services (CISS) is a registered charity which offers emotional support and accurate, up-to-date information for cancer patients and carers across south-west Wales.
The charity aims to provide a flexible cancer support service, offering emotional support and factual information, while avoiding possible barriers to open discussion.
Cancer is a condition where cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably. The cancerous cells can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue, including organs.
Maggie's is a charity that provides free expert cancer care and support in centres across the UK, with one based in Swansea's Singleton Hospital.
The charity offers everything from help with money worries, support groups and courses and workshops, among much more.
Follow this link to the Maggie's website where you can read about the support available.
SilverCloud
SilverCloud is an online space which offers a different range of programmes based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to empower you to develop skills to manage your psychological wellbeing with more confidence, from the convenience of your own location and in your own time.
Follow this link to the health board's webpage about SilverCloud.
In-Work Support Service
The In-Work Support Service provides rapid access to tailored occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychological therapy services, designed to help employed or self-employed people return to work or manage a health condition in work due to a:
- Mental health problem; or
- Musculoskeletal problem.
People can contact the service and speak directly to a specialist adviser. A GP or employer (or any other interested party) may also signpost an employee towards the service.
Education Programmes for Patients
Education Programmes for Patients (EPP) is part of the Living Well Service based in the Cimla Health and Social Care Centre. We are a range of health and social care professionals who can work with you to support your health and well-being, to help keep you safe and live independently in and around the community.
EPP provides a variety of free self-management courses for people living with any long-term health conditions or people in a caring role.
The courses support patients' skills to manage their long-term condition, fatigue, poor sleep, physical limitations, tense muscles, pain, stress, anxiety, anger, fear, frustration, depression and medication.
Follow this link to the EPP page on the health board website for more information.
Sorted Supported
In partnership with the West Glamorgan Regional Partnership, Sorted Supported provides an overview of services and support available in Swansea and have been categorised into specific support areas to make finding relevant information easy and accessible.
Follow this link to the Sorted Supported website to find more information.
TidyMinds
TidyMinds provides information on support and services to children and young people in Swansea.
Follow this link to the TidyMinds website where you can find more information.
Ataloss
Ataloss is a comprehensive list of all available bereavement services available in the UK and has support sections available for specific types of bereavement to help provide the best support to each patient in need.
Follow this link to the Ataloss website where you can find more information about bereavement.
Infoengine
Infoengine is the directory of all third sector services in Wales that are able to provide information and support to people in need.
Follow this link to the Infoengine website where you can access more information.
Swansea Carers Centre is a specialist voluntary organisation providing support to carers and former carers across Swansea.
It offers information, advice and support to make life easier for the carer and person they are looking after, and provides opportunities to meet other carers to share experiences and work together to make improvements.
There are a number of food bank sites across Swansea, with a dedicated Facebook page set up to share updates.
Follow this link to the Swansea Foodbank Facebook page where you can find updates and information.
FIT Jacks is a free 12-week health and wellbeing programme which combines information about healthier choices with free weekly fitness sessions which cater to your fitness levels.
If you are interested in joining future sessions, held in the City Health area, you can email fitjacks@Swansfoundation.org.uk for more information.
Follow this link to the Swansea City website where you can find more information about FIT Jacks.
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