Health Connect Coaching - Torbay and South Devon

10/06/2025

Love to read but not able to get to the library in person? If you're housebound and live in Paignton this free Books on Wheels service might be what you're waiting for.

Find out more https://discover.librariesunlimited.org.uk/ #/ or call 0345 1551001 or email info@librariesunlimited.org.uk

09/06/2025

Diabetes UK are holding a drop in event in Paignton Library and Information Centre on 13th June, 10am - 1pm.

07/06/2025

🔗 Health Connect Coaching Programme 🌟

We’re back on social media!

🏆 Have you heard about our award-winning, volunteer-led Health Connect Coaching Programme? Designed with individuals who have lived experience of long-term health conditions, this empowering initiative helps peers regain control of their health and wellbeing in ways that matter most to them 🎯.

With over six months of personalised 1:1 coaching sessions, peers are matched with experienced coaches who truly “get it.” Sessions are delivered in person or online for convenience, offering flexible support across Torbay and South Devon 🌍.

If you or someone you know is ready to build knowledge, skills, and confidence for better self-management of a long term health condition contact us today and take the first step towards positive change 💪.

The Health Connect Coaching Programme can be accessed by anyone over the age of 18, living in Torbay and South Devon, or accessing Torbay and South Devon health and social care services.

To access this programme as a ‘Peer’, you must be someone who is:

*Currently finding managing their long-term health condition / symptoms a challenge.
*Looking to make positive changes to improve their overall health and wellbeing.

For mental health-specific support, we can also guide you to appropriate services as needed 🧠.

📞 Call us at 07825 792847 or complete our online contact form https://bit.ly/4dQsyGV

Let’s connect, support, and thrive together! 🌟



https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk/services/health-connect-coaching-programme/

06/07/2023

What a splendid day we had in Westminster yesterday with our Chief Exec and our local MP to celebrate the NHS Parliamentary Awards and 75th birthday of the NHS 🥳 Surrounded by like minded innovative people within the NHS - all nominees were deserving winners! Thank you to all of our fabulous volunteer coaches and our awesome HCC collaborative - without you we wouldn't have got this far 🙏

05/07/2023

Westminster here we come - HCC are at the NHS Parliamentary awards today as national finalists!!! 🥳

22/06/2023

We have heard that Health Connect Coaching has helped people to not feel alone, be listened to and understood with what it feels like living with their condition ....... Tell us more about what Health Connect Coaching has done for you?

20/06/2023

A few pics from Saturday - promoting HCC and connecting with the Armed Forces community on their thoughts to offer coaching

20/06/2023

Thank you for everyone's support to help make the event a success on Saturday - we were able to connect with, and network with over 100 people to hear the voices of the Armed Forces community

If you or your family/friends have connections with the Armed Forces and would like to share your voice on coaching please get in touch!

Our raffle will be drawn at the end of July! 🥳

16/06/2023

Health Connect Coaching - Torbay and South Devon will be at the Armed Forces Day tomorrow on Paignton Green 10am-6pm.

Come along and say hello and if you have any friends or family members who have links with the Armed Forces we would be delighted to offer them one of our free cold drinks while completing a questionnaire. We will also put a free raffle ticket in the pot to win one of our super prizes 🤩

If you have friends or family members with links to the Armed Forces who can't join us tomorrow we can always send them a questionnaire link to complete and they still get a free raffle ticket put in the pot!! So please get in touch with us 😁

We are hoping the event will help us hear the voices of the Armed Forces community to see how HCC could help them

Spread the word and come along 📢📢📢😄

15/06/2023

Drum Roll Please.....🥁🥁🥁 HCC HAVE BEEN SHORTLISTED AS NATIONAL FINALIST FOR THE NHS PARLIMENTARY AWARDS 🥳🎉🎉

We will be attending the awards on 5th July and celebrate our success for getting this far in the official shortlist!

We were told that the quality of the nominations received are outstanding and the panel of regional shortlisting teams had a tough choice choosing from over 700 nominations submitted!

What an achievement!! 🎖 We would like to thank all of our volunteer coaches and everyone that is part of our Collaborative... we couldn't do this with out you 😇

Tune in on our FB page on 5th July [hopefully] with some live video's and posts from our Awards Day!!

If anyone would like to share their stories with us about their experiences with HCC please get in touch we would love you to share your story with other who may be interested in this innovative NHS programme!

13/06/2023

Dear All HCC followers..... We are interested to hear what you like most about Health Connect Coaching, please comment below.....

13/06/2023

We would like to share this video from the Volunteer Service to show our appreciation for all the hard work and support our Volunteers give supporting others and developing our ever-growing Health Connect Coaching collaborative - Thank You!

This is "Volunteers Thank You V1" by Torbay and South Devon NHS on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.