HealthMakers peer support and self-management
Whether you’re living with physical or mental health difficulties, or struggling with your general wellbeing, you may be finding it difficult to cope or adjust at the moment.
Our HealthMaker volunteers can help you become more confident in managing and improving your health and wellbeing, by sharing their own experiences to encourage and guide you.
We offer a combination of both peer support and structured self-management courses and workshops to help you learn essential skills to help you feel able to better manage your own wellbeing.
Supporting services
Our HealthMakers volunteers will listen to you and offer peer support and advice on other appropriate services for your situation. They can support you to self-refer or assist with the referral to other services if we think it will help.
We work closely with our Wellbeing Service and Talking Therapies Service, as well as self-care and prevention services across East Berkshire.
Virtual Pop In Cafes (1 hour)
Our Virtual Pop In Cafés are a safe and friendly place to access peer support. They provide an opportunity for your experiences to be heard and a chance to get guidance and support while you gain confidence in self-management skills.
These sessions are open to anyone living in East Berkshire and take place:
- Every Tuesday at 1.30pm
- Every Thursday at 11am
Book your place
You can sign up directly to any of our online sessions by emailing us.
You don’t need to be referred by a GP to access HealthMakers but you do need to be registered with a GP in East Berkshire.
Please include your full name, contact phone number, email address, the name of the East Berkshire GP practice you are registered with and your NHS number.
Introduction to Self-Management Course (3 sessions)
Thursdays, 1.30pm to 3.00pm
Our online course covers essential skills and knowledge to help you manage your own health and wellbeing, regardless of the specific difficulty you are experiencing.
Topics include goal setting, goal follow up, building resilience and support networks.
Each 90 minute session allows you to discuss these skills and benefit from the support provided by other participants and our HealthMakers volunteers who facilitate these sessions.
Book your place
You don’t need to be referred by a GP to access HealthMakers but you do need to be registered with a GP in East Berkshire.
You can sign up directly to any of our online sessions by emailing us.
Please include your full name, contact phone number, email address, the name of the East Berkshire GP practice you are registered with and your NHS number.
Email HealthMakers@berkshire.nhs.uk
Request a callback call 0300 365 2000 (option 2) and we will get back in touch with you
While we can offer support around issues affecting your mental health and emotional wellbeing, we’re not a specialist mental health service.
If we think it will help you, we may guide you to one of our mental health services.
You can contact our community mental health services if you need urgent mental health support.
Visit our webpage for information on accessing mental health support
You don’t need to be referred by a GP to access HealthMakers.
We're available for contact Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm.
Email HealthMakers@berkshire.nhs.uk
Request a callback call 0300 365 2000 (option 2) and we will get in touch
We’re looking for new HealthMakers to join our team and support others to self-manage their health and wellbeing.
To access HealthMakers, you need to be over 18 and able to role model good self management.
You must live in East Berkshire, or be registered with a GP in East Berkshire, which includes Ascot, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Sandhurst, Slough, and Windsor.
Email us to find out more and to register your interest in volunteering
Email healthmakers@berkshire.nhs.uk
