Welcome to Adult Wellbeing Services
Lifelong learning
Learning new skills can improve your mental wellbeing by boosting your self-confidence, help build a sense of purpose and connecting you with others.
Waiting Well
Waiting Well is a programme to support you to prepare well, both physically and emotionally, before your treatment or surgery. Surgery can be hard on your body and mind. Being at your best when having surgery will reduce risks.
Accessing healthcare
Supporting and empowering you to thrive. The Health Squad work with individuals and communities to tackle health inequalities across County Durham.
Weight management and healthy eating
Alcohol awareness
Mental wellbeing
Supporting you to stop smoking
You are four times more likely to quit with help from a trained advisor; it’s easier than going it alone.
Volunteering
Health Checks
If you’ve been identified as at a higher risk of developing preventable health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, or stroke, the Health Checks team will contact you to discuss ways they can support you in making lifestyle changes to reduce that risk.
Cancer Support
About the Adult Wellbeing Service
Adult Wellbeing Services (AWS) is a range of services which work together to reduce health inequalities and increase opportunities for individuals and communities across County Durham.
Equitable access to lifestyle support and health education; promoting a positive quality of life for everyone in county Durham.
Everyone in County Durham should have fair access to help with their lifestyle and health education. We want to support and encourage a good quality of life for everyone.
We work together to help communities make positive and lasting changes in their health and wellbeing.
How we've helped
We spoke to Lynne Carr earlier this year when she shared how Joining the Dots had supported her throughout her breast cancer journey. Now finished treatment Lynne attended a six week course HOPE is a course developed by Macmillan Cancer Support and Coventry University to support you after cancer treatment. ...
On 11 and 12 November 2025, our Training team delivered a two-day Adult Mental Health First Aid course at Durham County Council. How timely, that the participants’ graduation fell on the very first Mental Health First Aider day in England. Amazingly, we had ten graduations from this course – meaning...
‘John’ had been known to the Health Squad for a long time, as after a triple heart bypass, he wanted continuous support to monitor his blood pressure. This steady process helped us to develop a positive and friendly relationship with him. It also led to an improved willingness for John...
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