Health Trainers

Leeds PCT's Health Trainers are helping people to make positive changes to their health

Twenty-four dedicated Health Trainers are working in local communities to provide free, one-to-one support to people who want to find out how they can improve their health through simple lifestyle changes ?V such as joining a local gym. The Health Trainers are all local people who have experience and an understanding of what it means to live in or be part of the community they work in and are knowledgeable about local community-based services. They are recruited and managed on behalf of the PCT by local community and voluntary organisations who have first hand knowledge of working with local people to improve their overall quality of life.

The role of the Health Trainers is to: 

• Boost motivation and improve confidence 
• Train people in skills to actively set their own behavioural goals, and manage their own behaviour and the events or circumstances that may  influence this 
• Help people focus on their achievements and positive aspects of changing 
• Provide help in finding and attending other services and support

Health Trainers can provide personalised support over six to eight sessions, tailored to the specific goal of the individual such as reducing stress levels, weight management, taking up more physical activity or reducing smoking. The discussions include looking at what action they can take to improve their own health which fits in with their lifestyle through the development of a personal health plan. It will also cover further help the person may want to seek from local services including referral, where appropriate, to more specialist services.

Who can see a Health Trainer?

Anyone over 16 and living in the following areas can access a Health Trainer for free support in their local area by contacting the relevant organisation: Armley, Bramley, Beeston, Belle Isle, Burmantofts, Chapeltown, Gipton, Harehills, Holbeck, Lincoln Green, Little London, Middleton, Middleton Park, Osmondthorpe, Pudsey, Richmond Hill, Seacroft and Wortley.

People can self refer or be referred by a professional.

Click to view the Health Trainers leaflet

For more information contact:

Organisation	Contact Number	Working In	Lanuages
Healthy Living	0113 242 5096	Lincoln Green, Richmond Hill, Osmondthorpe, Burmantofts	Polish, Sign Language
Touchstone MEMHO	0113 216 6351	Working with BME residents in Harehills	Mandarin, Cantonese
South Leeds Health for All	0113 277 4819	Middleton, Beeston, Belle Isle, Middleton Park, Holbeck, Little London, Kirkstall, Chapel Allerton	Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Syletti
Women's Health Matters	0113 276 2851	Working with women in Gipton and Seacroft
Leeds Community Well-Being	0113 243 0022	Burmantofts, Gipton, Seacroft, Beeston, Holbeck, Temple Newsam, Bramley, Stanningley, Killingbeck	Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Gujurati, Swahili
Jigsaw	0113 203 2512	Armley, Bramley, Wortley, Pudsey	Mandarin, Cantonese

If you need more information from NHS Leeds, please call Judy Carrivick in Public Health on 07961 924961 or email judy.carrivick@nhsleeds.nhs.uk

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