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Be Well is here to help you find a way to live and feel well whatever twists and turns life brings. We can even help you get on top of work, family and money worries. When you come to Be Well, you’ll be assessed by one of our trained coaches. They’ll talk to you about the help you need and the goals you want to achieve, and set you up with the most appropriate person in the team to get you to where you want to be.
Just call us on 0161 470 7120
Monday to Friday - 9am to 5pm
Be Well is for anyone who who is registered with a Manchester GP.
If you live in Manchester, but you’re not registered with a Manchester GP, we’ll review referrals case-by-case.
When a medical approach isn’t enough to help you find a way to live and feel well – you can be invited to come to us by a wide range of groups and organisations in your community as well as by local health, housing and advice workers.
When you come to Be Well, you’ll be assessed by one of our trained coaches. They’ll talk to you about the help you need and the goals you want to achieve, and set you up with the most appropriate person in the team to get you to where you want to be.
You’ll then have regular one-to-one sessions – either face-to-face or over the phone. Together with your worker, you will talk through any changes you would like to make in your life; and ways to keep you motivated along your journey.
By coming to Be Well, you’ll feel motivated to make changes that stick and you’ll have learned some new ways of staying on the right track.
It might be that you have one particular issue that’s central to you or a number bound together. Whatever you face, we can offer range of support to find a new way forward.
Here are just some of the things we can help you with. But there are lots of other ways we can help you live and feel well too. Just give us a call to find out.
Accessing weight management groups, increasing exercise or movement, understanding current eating habits and healthy swaps, physical activity, referral to PARS
Confidence building, improving motivation, talking therapies and self-help referrals, managing worries and negative thinking
In work access to physio, HR advice and mental health and wellbeing coaching
Support to help you find your next opportunity, including advice with job search, CV’s, application forms and interviews techniques
Accessing local support groups, services and events, digital inclusion
Linking you with services, such as Citizens Advice for help with debts, benefits and budgeting
Linking you in with services to support with Manchester Move applications, or registering as homeless, or helping you understand your rights as a tenant
Our coaches are based in the heart of communities across Manchester, in places like GP practices, community centres and family hubs.
Meeting your coach face-to-face is a great opportunity to check out what’s going on locally. Many of these places offer cafes, activities you might be interested in, or support with issues like debt, benefits or mental health.
If you feel worried at all about meeting your coach face to face, they’ll help overcome these worries with lots of support and information about what to expect so your time with them is comfortable and stress-free.
Your appointment with a coach can also be over the phone or as a video call. Please let us know what suits you, and we’ll do our best to help.
Be Well is a partnership is made up of The Big Life group, Pathways, Citizens’ Advice Manchester, One Manchester and Wythenshawe Community Housing Group.
Funded by Manchester City Council, Slimming World vouchers give you 12-weeks free membership of Slimming World’s weight loss groups.
Just hit the vouchers button at the top of this page for details of how to claim this offer. Once you claim the offer you’ll get a special contact number and offer code for Slimming World. Then when you call Slimming World, they will check you meet all the conditions of the offer, answer any questions you have and help you find a group that suits you.
