Healthworks

Healthworks support people of all ages to lead a healthier life; from being more active, to eating healthily, giving up smoking, managing diabetes and improving your mobility. They offer a range of services including:

  • Community Health Trainers who support you to improve your health
  • Physical activities including two accessible gyms with reduced rates and classes from just £3
  • Long covid support service: a 6 week programme to help improve your symptoms, strength and stamina
  • Staying Steady Programme – improve your balance and mobility (free and by referral only)
  • Food skills sessions to learn new affordable and healthy recipes
  • Breastfeeding peer support
  • Group exercise and Yoga sessions (make a call to book or use the App on their website)
  • ESCAPEpain (contact directly for information and venues)
  • Type 2 diabetes support
  • The Lemington Centre

This is a designated Safe Reporting Centre where people can report hate crime or hate incidents without having to contact the Police directly.

Healthworks is also a Wellbeing Hub. They’re a warm welcoming place to spend time in Newcastle. They offer a range of support such as hot drinks, free Wi-Fi, place to charge your devices, information, advice and more. Visit Newcastle.gov.uk to see what’s available at this hub.

Healthworks is commissioned by Newcastle City Council for, children and young people services, NHS Health checks, wellbeing and health improvement