🍎 Your Health Oldham: Free Health & Lifestyle Support
If you want to live a healthier life, you don't need to wait to see a GP. Your Health Oldham is a fantastic, free service for anyone living in Oldham or registered with an Oldham GP.
Their friendly team provides free, personalized support to help you lose weight, quit smoking, or cut down on alcohol.
What Can They Help You With?
🚭 1. Quit Smoking for Good
Banish the cigarettes with a free, friendly 12-week quit programme designed for anyone aged 12 and over.
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What you get: One-to-one advice, phone support, and up to 12 weeks of free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) or stop-smoking medications.
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The benefit: You are up to 4 times more likely to quit successfully with their expert support than going it alone.
⚖️ 2. Manage Your Weight & Get Active
Achieve a healthier, happier weight with realistic, bite-sized lifestyle changes—without restrictive dieting.
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What you get: 12 sessions of tailored, step-by-step support (available one-to-one, virtually, or in local group sessions).
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Family support: They also run dedicated healthy-eating programs designed for teenagers and whole families.
🍷 3. Drink Less Alcohol
If you feel your drinking has crept up and you want to regain control, get confidential, non-judgemental advice.
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What you get: Supportive sessions to help you understand your drinking patterns, set realistic goals, and build healthier habits.
How to Sign Up (No GP Needed!)
Getting started is incredibly quick and easy. Choose whichever option suits you best:
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📱 Text: Text the word "OLDHAM" to 62277 for free, and their team will call you back.
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📞 Call: Speak directly to an advisor on 0161 960 0255.
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💻 Online: Fill out their quick 2-minute sign-up form here: Sign Up to Your Health Oldham Online.