NHS Healthy Lifestyles Torbay

Healthy Lifestyles

We offer a range of FREE or subsidised lifestyle interventions, all our services are evidenced based and person centred. We have a great reputation locally and have been an integrated health promotion service since 2003.

The Lifestyles Team can support you to make and maintain positive changes in your life; our motto is 'small steps, right direction' and we offer a range of services to help you make the first step.

Details about our services can be found below or please feel free to contact a member of the team on 01803 208840 to see if we can help you.

Our team includes qualified dieticans, exercise scientists, health trainers, specialist stop smoking advisors, clinical psychologists and public health specialists.

What do you get?

• We offer a wide range of services for you to choose from
• We operate a confidential and personalised approach
• You will receive support materials specific to your needs
• We offer public health related training courses for members of the public, local employers, voluntary sector, non health and health staff
• We also offer volunteering opportunities for anyone interested in Public Health

The Lifestyles Team is made up of:-

The Stop Smoking Service

The Stop Smoking Service are based at Castle Circus Health Centre, Torquay. We run clinics across Torbay so If you feel that you are ready to quit please contact us; we offer 1-2-1 and group support as well as information and access to a range of treatment options to give you the best chance of stopping smoking for good.

Our advisers also offer specialist support to pregnant smokers who want support to stop smoking. We understand that stopping smoking can be difficult but with our help you are up to 4 times more likely to succeed.

For more information on the service please click here, call us on 01803 299160.

The Community Nutrition Team

The Community Nutrition Team coordinate a variety of programmes and activities around diet and health including adult weight management programmes, and healthy living programmes for school-aged children and their families. For more information on how the Community Nutrition Team can support you please click here or call 01803 208840.

The Community Fitness Team

NHS Pocket Guide, increasing the amount of physical activity you do can have a really positive impact on your life, it can reduce your stress levels, boost your confidence, help you achieve a healthy weight and improve your mobility. Our Community Fitness Team offer advice and support to those wanting to increase their physical activity or who have been recommended to increase their physical activity because of a medical condition. Please click here to see how our Community Fitness Team could help you.

The Health Trainer Team

Health Trainers work specifically with carers in Torbay who are interested in making healthy lifestyle changes. Our Health Trainers have both been carers themselves and so understand the specific challenges carers face. For more information on how health trainers could support you please click here.

Contact us

Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust Customer Services Centre is your one-stop-shop for assistance with any general queries about community health services in Torbay and Southern Devon and adult Social Care Services in Torbay.

Call 01803 208840 and one of the team will be pleased to help you. If you require more specific, professional assistance they will transfer your call to one of our health and social care zone teams in Torbay and Southern Devon.

If you would prefer to contact us via letter please write to us at: 

Healthy Lifestyles Team
St Edmunds
Victoria Park Road
Torquay
TQ1 3QH

If you would prefer to email Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust, please use e-mail: torbaylifestyles@nhs.net