Digital tools are becoming an essential part of how our healthcare is accessed and delivered and using them confidently can make a real difference to your own wellbeing.
Support with the NHS App
The Wellbeing Team can support you with navigating the NHS App sign‑up process and help resolve many of the common issues people experience when getting started.
The NHS App isn’t just for patients. It’s also a powerful wellbeing tool for NHS staff
By using it, you can:
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Book, manage or cancel your own healthcare appointments quickly and easily, so no more “8am scramble” phone calls to your GP
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Order repeat prescriptions online, saving you time and helping you stay on top of your own health needs.
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Access your GP Health record and view test results, medications and health information all in one place
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Manage health services for others such as family member or someone you are caring for.
If you’d like to book the Wellbeing team to do a ‘Digital Drop-in' where you are based to demonstrate the app and support the sign-up process email wellbeinghub
Book a Digital Health Session for your team
Why not book a Digital Health session for you and your team?
The session delivered by the Wellbeing Team explores what digital health means and why it matters for staff wellbeing.
In the short session we outline how technology can support care, reduce pressure and save time. It provides an overview of the NHS App and other trusted digital tools that can help support physical and mental wellbeing.
The session also shares practical tips to help staff maintain a health digital balance, set boundaries and use technology in a way that feels supportive rather than overwhelming.
To book a session for your team email wellbeinghub
Here are some tools and apps we recommend you utilise to support your wellbeing
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App |
Information | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Bright Sky | Free to download mobile app providing support and information for anyone who may be in an abusive relationship or those concerned about someone they know | NHS England » Bright Sky |
| Couch to 5k | A beginner‑friendly running programme to help increase physical activity gradually | Get running with Couch to 5K - Better Health - NHS |
| NHS Quit Smoking | Helps users stop smoking through daily support, tracking tools, and motivational messaging | Quit smoking - Better Health - NHS |
| NHS Weight Loss Plan | A 12‑week plan promoting healthy, sustainable weight loss through calorie goals and habit building | Lose weight - Better Health - NHS |
| Shiny Mind | A resilience and wellbeing app specifically for nurses, midwives, and healthcare support workers | ShinyMind - Mental Health & Wellbeing App co-created with the NHS |
| Sleepio | An evidence‑based digital sleep improvement programme using CBT techniques personalised to each user | Onboarding Sleep Test - Sleepio |
| Zero Suicide Alliance | A range of free online learning sessions that provide you with a better understanding of the signs to look out for and the skills required to approach someone who is struggling, whether that be through social isolation or suicidal thoughts | Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA) - suicide prevention and awareness UK |
| Stay Alive |
A suicide‑prevention app packed with safety planning tools and crisis resources. |
NHS England » Stay Alive |
| Unmind | A proactive mental health platform offering tools, training, and assessments to support emotional wellbeing. Free to NHS staff until 30 June 2026 |
NHS England » Unmind |
| Screen Zen | Restricts the access or amount of time accessed on certain apps that drain our time. Can substantially decrease the amount of “doom scrolling” we do, and reclaim our time. | ScreenZen – Stop Mindless Scrolling & Reclaim Your Time |
