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PIF TICK certified organisations and individuals

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Bupa

Free information about a range of conditions, treatments and procedures, including a health information A to Z.

Visit the Bupa website
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Expert Self Care

Free self-help and signposting apps to improve health knowledge, promote self-care and reduce pressure on services.

Visit the Expert Self Care website
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Gaynor Leech

Promoting emotional wellness, lymphatic health and self-care for those living with lymphoedema.

Visit Gaynor Leech's website
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Healthily

Answers to common health questions, symptom checkers, a health library and tips for self care.

Visit the Heathily website
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Healthwords

UK-based AI consumer health and technology company dedicated to self-care solutions.

Visit the Healthwords website
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Overcoming MS

Overcoming MS helps people with MS take control of their health by making informed evidence-based lifestyle choices.

Visit the Overcoming MS website
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Self-Care Forum

We are a charity with the aim to embed self-care in people’s everyday life and organisers of National Self-Care Week.

Visit the Self-Care Forum website
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Stickman Communications

Products which enable individuals with disabilities or medical conditions to create the accessibility they need.

Visit the Stickman Communications website

Resources

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App: Information and support for Irish Farmers

The Fit Farmers app offers trusted digital information and wellness support for Irish farmers. Covering mental health, healthy living, safety, and more. Private, practical, and easy to use – at the users’ own pace.

Find out more and download the app via the Expert Self Care website here
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App: Information and support for young carers

If you’re a young person and help look after someone at home, this app from Expert Self Care is for you. It offers trusted advice, practical tips, and links to support services – made with and for young carers. Private and easy to use, whenever you need it.

Find out more and download the app here
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Fact sheet: Mental health treatment and support

This information from Rethink Mental Illness explains how you can get help if you are worried about your mental health.  It explains about options for treatment and support.  It is for anyone who is 18 or over, living in England, and worried about their mental health.

Download the mental health fact sheet here
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Fact sheets: Self-care

The Self-Care Forum offers self-care aware resources to empower individuals. Its Boosting Your Mood and Power of Self-Care fact sheets provide practical tips and simple daily habits that can have a big impact on both physical and mental wellbeing.

View and download the self-care fact sheets here
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Guide: Living well with long-term health conditions

This Independent Age guide looks at how to live well with one or more long-term health conditions that can’t be cured but can be managed with medication or other treatment. It covers how your condition might affect you, coping with challenges, ways to help yourself and where to look for support.

Download the living well guide here
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Guide: Stopping smoking

This Stopping Smoking Essential Guide outlines the changes that can happen to the body both due to smoking and stopping smoking. It also highlights the strategies that can be used to quit smoking.

View the guide on the Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland website here
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Podcast: How to stop smoking

Bupa health content editor Julia Ebbens chats to behaviour change expert Caroline Wood about effective strategies for stopping smoking. They discuss the role of dopamine in addictive habits, breaking the link between cravings and actions, and how to redefine yourself as a non-smoker.

Listen to the podcast via the Bupa website here
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Video: Heat oedema and swollen ankles

This video from the L-W-O (Lymphoedema) Community discusses heat oedema, its impact on feet, and how it leads to swollen ankles, particularly for individuals with lymphoedema. It provides practical tips for managing heat oedema, such as staying hydrated, using ice packs, and wearing prescribed compression garments.

Watch the heat oedema video via YouTube here
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Video: How to lower blood pressure at home

Dr Sophie GP explains what blood pressure is, what the numbers mean and why high readings matter. She gives practical lifestyle tips, shows how to check blood pressure accurately at home and outlines when medication may be needed, plus the red-flag symptoms that mean someone should seek urgent medical help.

Watch the video via Dr Sophie's YouTube channel here
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Web page: Cutting down on drinking

Thinking about drinking less? Bupa explores the benefits of being sober curious – from better sleep to improved mental health. Discover how small changes can make a big difference to your wellbeing.

View the cutting down on drinking web page here
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Web page: High blood pressure – causes and symptoms

High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is very common. It does not usually have symptoms so it’s important to check your blood pressure regularly to prevent other heart conditions, like a heart attack or stroke. Learn what high blood pressure is and how to manage it.

Learn more on the British Heart Foundation website here
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Web page: How to quit smoking

Find out about the benefits of quitting smoking and different ways to help you quit including stop smoking services, nicotine replacement therapy, and making a plan. You’re also more likely to stop smoking if you have help from friends, family, or a stop smoking adviser.

Find out more about the best ways to quit via the Asthma + Lung UK website here
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Web page: Six diet tips for a healthier heart

Georgia Puckett, specialist dietitian at Cromwell Hospital, shares six easy diet tips for a healthier heart, including cutting back on salt and increasing fibre. She also shares some simple healthy food swaps for better heart health.

Read the diet tips via the Bupa website here

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