Let's Get Better: NHS and partners launch new website for East Coast
Are you looking for help to improve you or your family's physical and mental health? Do you want to take charge of your wellbeing and live a happier and healthier life? If yes, then read on.
If you live along the East Coast, Let's Get Better is the ultimate destination for all your health and wellness needs. The website, www.letsgetbetter.co.uk offers comprehensive resources, support and signposting to help you and your family Start Well, Age Well and Live Well.
The website has been put together on behalf of the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership – a collaboration of health, social care, community and charitable organisations in North Yorkshire and York, Hull and East Riding and North and North East Lincolnshire.
The launch of Let's Get Better brings together lots of useful information and guidance to support you at every stage of your lifelong health journey – as well as help to take you to the "right care, first time" when you or a member of your family is unwell.
Whether you're a young person looking for mental health support, a mum-to-be who's looking for help to manage your pregnancy, or just want to get fitter, improve your diet, or manage stress, there's something for everyone at Let's Get Better.
The Partnership firmly believes in empowering people to take control of their health and wellbeing – and take steps to prevent ill health. With the right information at your fingertips, it will help you to play your part in looking after your health and the health of those around you – and help you choose the right care when you do have a health issue.
Dr Nigel Wells, clinical lead for the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, said: "Our Partnership’s ambition is for everyone in our area to: start well, live well and age well.
"This means shifting the focus of our work from picking people up when they fall to helping to prevent them from becoming unwell in the first place and supporting more people to manage their health and wellbeing at home so they can get on with living happy and fulfilling lives.
"We hope the Let's Get Better website will become the ultimate online health and wellbeing companion for everyone living in our area – and people's first port of call when they need extra information and support to make decisions about their health and wellbeing."
Stephen Eames, CBE, NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) Chief Executive added: “We know that at the end of the day many people want to not only look after their health but also improve their wellbeing, both physically and mentally.
“There are lots of sources of health information available; the aim of Let’s Get Better, as more and more content is added, is to have an easy to navigate, dedicated online space where people can find out more about how to look after themselves – and where to go when they're unwell.
"We want people to think beyond their family doctor – there are lots of other expert health professionals working in GP surgeries and many minor ailments can be resolved by going to see a local pharmacist.
"Or for more urgent care needs NHS 111 or an Urgent Treatment Centre can help, without having to go to a hospital's Accident and Emergency department. Let’s Get Better explains all these services along with when you should use them and much more useful information."
In addition to the Let's Get Better website, the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership has launched a new Facebook page.
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They’ll be regularly posting short videos, sharing hints, tips, advice and guidance and posting topical content.
The Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership is one of 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) which cover England to meet health and care needs across an area, coordinate services and plan in a way that improves population health and reduces inequalities between different groups.
It works across a geographical area of more than 1,500 square miles and serves a population of 1.7 million people, all with different health and care needs.