Welcome to our Waiting Well Page
We want to make sure you remain as healthy as possibly while you wait for your operation or procedure. The pandemic has had a big impact on the NHS, meaning that some people are waiting longer for operations or procedures. If you are waiting for an operation or procedure, we want to make sure you are as well as you can be when you are due for your surgery.
How we can help you
This page outlines a range of digital app solutions you can go to which will help you keep healthy and support you in managing your condition.
NHS Quit Smoking
NHS Quit Smoking works by giving you a guide to follow for 28 days to help you stop smoking. You complete tasks that can help you beat your cravings and focus on your goals. And you get daily messages of support and advice. You can track how many days you have had without a cigarette and how much money you have saved.
Healthy Living
Entirely Free
72%
Level 2
72%
Level 2
NHS Drink Free Days
NHS Drink Free Days works by asking you how much alcohol you drink each day. You then choose one or more days per week to not drink any alcohol and track your progress.
Get tips, advice and reminders on how to manage your drinking habits. If you try to stop drinking alcohol on your own and you start shaking, sweating or feeling anxious, please speak to your health or care professional straight away.
Healthy Living
Entirely Free
77%
Level 3
77%
Level 3
NHS Food Scanner
You open the NHS Food Scanner app on your phone and then point your smartphone camera at the barcode of a food or drink. The app will show you how much sugar, saturated fat and salt per pack, 100 grams, liquid millilitre, or portion of that food or drink.
With some smartphones, you can use augmented reality (AR) to see a 3D picture of the sugar, fat and salt. The app suggests a smart food swap for you if you want a food or drink with less sugar, fat or salt.
Healthy Living
Entirely Free
74%
Level 2
74%
Level 2
NHS Active 10 Walking Tracker
You use NHS Active 10 Walking Tracker by tapping on the app when you want to go for a walk, and putting your phone in your pocket. The app works by using the sensors in your smartphone.
The app will count your steps, including how fast you walk. When you do 10 minutes of fast walking, the app will reward you with a badge.
Healthy Living
Respiratory
Entirely Free
80%
Level 2
79%
Level 2
Smiling Mind
The Smiling Mind app has been developed by psychologists and educators, and downloaded by millions of people. It can support you with developing mental fitness skills, and can also help you:
- Increase your sense of calm
- Manage your technology use
- Enhance the important relationships in your life
- Reduce stress and anxiety
- Improve mental health and wellbeing
Healthy Living
Mental Health
Entirely Free
78%
Level 2
78%
Level 2
Wysa: Mental Health Support
Wysa Mental Health Support works by providing you with relaxation guides and exercises to reduce stress, help you sleep better and manage depression.
It also provides you with a safe space to have private text chats with an artificially intelligent (AI) chatbot. You can use a guide to help you meditate.
Healthy Living
Mental Health
In App Purchases
90%
Level 4
90%
Level 4
MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter
MyFitnessPal gives you a place to record what you eat and drink, how much exercise you do and how much you weigh. Search a list of foods to add them to your food diary or use your phone camera to scan the barcode on packets of food.
Join the community to discuss your progress, find recipes to try and read articles to learn about food and exercise. You can connect MyFitnessPal with other health tracking apps, such as Fitbit, Apple HealthKit, Garmin and Samsung Health.
Healthy Living
In App Purchases
75%
Level 2
75%
Level 2
Manage My Pain
Every day, Manage My Pain sends you a message to ask how you are feeling. You then choose how you describe your pain using pictures and a sliding scale.
You can also track the medicines you take and describe how effective they are. You can share all of this information with your care team, so they can improve your care plan and help you manage your long term pain.
Pain Management
In App Purchases
82%
Level 3
82%
Level 3
Sleepful
Sleepful works by providing you with an 8 step guide that includes thinking about how you sleep and what can help you sleep better. You can watch videos or read about how to sleep better, keep track of how well you are sleeping in a diary and listen to recordings to help you relax.
Sleepful uses a type of therapy called cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) to help you understand how your thoughts, feelings and surroundings can affect your sleep.
Healthy Living
Mental Health
Entirely Free
65%
Level 2
65%
Level 2
Sidekick Health
Sidekick Health has exercise videos, mindfulness meditation guides, and a medication tracker. You can speak to a health coach, or a supportive community.
Track what you eat and how much you exercise. You can also record your heartrate and weight. You can connect Sidekick Health to Fitbit, Apple Health or Google Fit.
Autoimmune disease
Gastrointestinal
+2
Entirely Free
79%
Level 4
79%
Level 4
NHS
Every General practitioner’s office across England and the Isle of Man is integrated with the NHS App. Therefore, individuals who are at least 13 years old and enlisted with a GP practice in England or the Isle of Man have access to it.
The NHS is available for download on both iOS and Android devices. You can book appointments, check your record and more. Anytime. Anywhere.
Medicines and Clinical Reference
+1
Entirely Free
82%
Level 3
82%
Level 3
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Health App Library
The Health App Library
Our Library only contains compliant health apps, so we can be sure that the ones we recommend meet digital and clinical safety standards. You can visit the library at bnssg.orchahealth.com
Please be assured we do not expect apps or the library to replace any services you may be using, but rather to complement them.