Healthy Habits and Support - Ty Elli Group Practice

If you would like help to stop, reduce or manage an unhealthy habit, support is available. This page includes links and services that may help with weight management, smoking, eating well, alcohol, drugs, gambling and workplace wellbeing.

If you are worried about your health, alcohol intake, drug use or another habit and would like to speak to a clinician, please contact the surgery.

Adult weight management support

The Hywel Dda University Health Board Adult Weight Management Service is available to people living in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion.

The service is for adults aged 18 and over who have a body mass index, also known as BMI, of more than 25kg/m² and would like support to lose weight.

What the service offers

The Weight Management Service offers a range of support and treatment options. The most suitable pathway will depend on several factors, including your medical history, your weight management history and your preferences.

The service will agree the most appropriate support with you when you enter the programme.

Nutrition and Dietetic Service SBUHB

Smoking

If you smoke, stopping is one of the best things you can do for your health. Free NHS support is available to help you quit.

Help Me Quit Wales

Help Me Quit offers free NHS advice and support to help people stop smoking.

This service can provide:

An initial assessment to understand your readiness to stop smoking
Motivational support to help you with your quit attempt
Weekly supply and support with Nicotine Replacement Therapy products, where suitable
Weekly carbon monoxide monitoring to support your stop smoking attempt
Referral to other local services if needed

Visit Help Me Quit Wales

Eating well

You know your eating habits better than anyone else. It may help to think about whether your eating habits have changed and what small steps you could take to improve them.

Eating well can help us stay strong, healthy and positive. With some planning, it can also help food and money go further.

Helpful food and healthy eating resources

These resources include practical advice and ideas from across Wales.

Read Public Health Wales eating well advice
Visit Peas Please by Food Sense Wales

Alcohol support

If you are concerned about your alcohol intake and would like to discuss this with one of our clinicians, please contact the surgery.

Advice and support

DAN 24/7: free and confidential drug and alcohol helpline. Call 0808 808 2234, text DAN to 81066, or visit DAN 24/7.
NHS alcohol support: advice, tips and tools from NHS Live Well. Visit NHS alcohol advice.
Alcohol Change UK: information and support. Visit Alcohol Change UK.
Alcoholics Anonymous: call 0800 9177 650 or visit Alcoholics Anonymous UK.
Mind: addiction and dependency support resources. Visit Mind addiction and dependency resources.

Drug support

If you are concerned about your drug use and would like to discuss this with one of our clinicians, please contact the surgery.

Advice and support

DAN 24/7: free and confidential drug and alcohol helpline. Call 0808 808 2234, text DAN to 81066, or visit DAN 24/7.
FRANK: confidential advice and information about drugs, their effects and the law. Call 0300 123 6600 or visit Talk to Frank.
Mind: addiction and dependency support resources. Visit Mind addiction and dependency resources.

Gambling support

If gambling is affecting you or someone close to you, confidential support is available.

Advice and support

Be Gamble Aware: confidential help and support. Visit Be Gamble Aware.
GamCare: support, helpline and online forum. Call 0808 8020 133 or visit GamCare.
Gamblers Anonymous: support groups. Visit Gamblers Anonymous UK.
Mind: addiction and dependency support resources. Visit Mind addiction and dependency resources.
Ara: free confidential counselling. Call 0330 1340 286, visit Recovery for All, or view the Ara gambling service poster.

Healthy Working Wales

Healthy Working Wales supports employers to improve health, wellbeing and safety at work.

The programme is moving away from awards and towards an enhanced digital offer, with more emphasis on learning and development tools to help build employers’ skills and capacity.