If you would like help to stop or cut down on an unhealthy habit, please see the support and advice available below.

Welcome to the Hywel Dda Adult Weight Management Service

The Hywel Dda UHB Weight Management Service (WMS) is available to people living in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion who have a body mass index (BMI) of more that 25kg/m2, are over 18 years old and would like to lose some weight.

The WMS offers a range of interventions and treatment pathways.  There are different factors including your medical history and weight management history which will affect what treatment pathway is best suited to you in addition to your preferences, and the appropriate treatment pathway will be agreed with you when you enter the WMS.   

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Smoking

If you are a smoker, we strongly advise that you stop.

Links for advice and support:

This service provides patients with:
  • An initial assessment to determine the client’s readiness to stop smoking.
  • Motivational interviewing techniques to assist clients in their attempt to stop smoking.
  • Weekly supply and support in use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy products to maximise therapeutic benefits.
  • Weekly Carbon monoxide monitoring to support a stop smoking attempt.
  • Identify clients who need referring, following the local referral pathway.‏‏‎ ‎

What you can do to eat well

You know your eating habits better than anyone else. Have they changed? What do you think you can do to improve them? Eating well can help us keep strong, healthy and optimistic and with some planning, make our money go further.

Here are some of the ways people from across Wales are using food to look after themselves and each other:

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Peas Please - foodsensewales.org.uk

Drinking

Links for advice and support:

If you are concerned about your alcohol intake and would like to discuss this with one of our clinicians, please call us.

Drugs

Links for advice and support:

If you are concerned about your drug use and would like to discuss this with one of our clinicians, please call us.

Gambling

Links for advice and support:

Healthy Working Wales

The focus of the Healthy Working Wales programme is changing away from awards towards an enhanced digital offer with a greater emphasis on learning and development tools to help build employers’ skills and capacity – read more here.