Local Services
Other local support in Tower Hamlets.
Stopping smoking is rarely the only thing people are working on. If you also want to lose weight, drink less, get more active or talk to someone about how you're feeling, these local services can help - and you can use them alongside your quit.
Weight management
Losing weight
- Weight loss programmes – The borough's listing of weight loss programmes, including 12-week courses with daytime and evening options.
- Managing your weight – Practical advice on eating well and managing your weight, with routes into local support.
- NHS Better Health - lose weight – A 12-week NHS weight loss plan you can follow at your own pace.
Talking therapies and wellbeing
Mental health
- Mental health support – Local mental health and wellbeing services, including talking therapies and crisis support.
- Find an NHS talking therapies service – NHS help for anxiety, depression and stress. You can refer yourself without seeing a GP first.
- Family mediator – If you have separated and are working out arrangements for your children or finances, a mediator can help you reach an agreement without going to court.
Alcohol and drug support
Drinking less
- Alcohol support – Local advice and treatment options for anyone worried about their drinking.
- Drugs and alcohol support – Council information on treatment and recovery services in the borough, including how to refer yourself.
- NHS Drink Less – NHS tools, a drinks tracker and practical tips for cutting down.
Leisure and free swimming
Getting active
- Be Well – The council's own leisure service, running seven centres across Tower Hamlets with a focus on removing barriers to taking part.
- Free swimming – Free swimming for Tower Hamlets residents, including family sessions where you can bring up to two children.
- Be Well - health, wellness and play – An overview of what Be Well offers and how to get started.
- NHS Live Well - exercise – Workout routines and guidance on how much activity adults need.
Wider local support
General health and wellbeing
- Tower Hamlets Connect – The borough's main directory of health, care and community support - a good starting point for anything not listed here.
- NHS Better Health – National NHS tools and apps for weight, activity, drinking and mental wellbeing.
Still want help to stop smoking?
Our own service is open to anyone who lives, works or studies in Tower Hamlets, and you're up to three times more likely to quit with a specialist advisor than on your own.