Welcome to our Waiting Well Page
We want to help you stay as healthy as possible while waiting for your procedure. The pandemic has significantly impacted the NHS, leading to longer wait times for some patients. If you're waiting for surgery, our priority is to ensure you're in the best possible health when your procedure is scheduled. Download a health app today.
How we can help you
This page outlines a range of digital app solutions you can go to which will help you keep healthy and support you in managing your condition.
Surgery Support
Surgery Hero
Surgery Hero is an innovative app designed to help you prepare mentally and physically for surgery and ensure a smooth recovery. By combining cutting-edge research, advanced technology, and personalised health coaching, Surgery Hero empowers you to achieve your surgical goals. Whether it's setting clear objectives, tracking your progress, or accessing a wealth of resources, Surgery Hero is with you every step of the way. If you’re scheduled for surgery or have access through your healthcare provider, employer, or insurer, Surgery Hero is here to support your journey from preparation to recovery.
Healthy Living
Mental Health
Paid
85%
Level 2
Manage My Pain
Every day, Manage My Pain sends you a message to ask how you are feeling. You then choose how you describe your pain using pictures and a sliding scale.
You can also track the medicines you take and describe how effective they are. You can share all of this information with your care team, so they can improve your care plan and help you manage your long term pain.
Pain Management
In App Purchases
81%
Level 3
81%
Level 3
Curatio: Stronger Together
Curatio: Stronger Together is a comprehensive health tracking app designed to support individuals managing long-term health conditions. Suitable for adults and children over 12, this app offers a blend of community support, personalised coaching, and educational programmes on topics such as diabetes, exercise, and weight management. With Curatio, you can connect with others who share similar goals, access valuable health information, and maintain a health diary to track your progress. Created by Curatio Networks Inc., Curatio: Stronger Together is free to download and use, providing a supportive network right at your fingertips.
Autoimmune disease
Blood
Cancer
+6
Entirely Free
81%
Level 3
81%
Level 3
Mental Health
Sorted: Mental Health
Sorted : Mental Health is an app that can help support your mental health using music and guides you listen to, it is suitable for adults and children over 16 years old.
To use Sorted : Mental Health, you need a smart device with speakers or headphones that you can use to listen to the audio tracks. You choose the music you want to listen to, and change it to suit you, you can also listen to guides on topics that may affect your mental health.
Healthy Living
Mental Health
Respiratory
In App Purchases
92%
Level 3
91%
Level 3
Wysa: Mental Health Support
Wysa Mental Health Support is an app that offers mental health assistance through an AI-powered chatbot, providing a safe space for private text chats. The app helps users manage depression, stress, and anxiety, while also offering relaxation guides and exercises to improve sleep.
Suitable for adults and children over 13 years old, Wysa includes meditation guides and offers two types of talking therapies - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to help users better understand their thoughts and behaviours.
Healthy Living
Mental Health
In App Purchases
90%
Level 4
90%
Level 4
Sleepio
Sleepio is a NICE-recommended online program designed to improve your sleep and overall well-being. The app offers a personalised six-week program using cognitive behavioural techniques, tailored to your unique needs. Each 20-minute session helps you quiet your mind, reshape behaviours, and achieve better sleep.
Backed by extensive clinical research, Sleepio has proven to help users fall asleep faster, reduce time awake at night, and improve next-day functioning.
Key features include a tailored program, a Sleep Diary for tracking progress, and the “Help Me Now” feature for instant support.
Healthy Living
Mental Health
In App Purchases
85%
Level 3
85%
Level 3
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General Wellbeing
NHS Quit Smoking
NHS Quit Smoking works by giving you a guide to follow for 28 days to help you stop smoking. You complete tasks that can help you beat your cravings and focus on your goals. And you get daily messages of support and advice.
You can track how many days you have had without a cigarette and how much money you have saved.
Healthy Living
Entirely Free
72%
Level 2
72%
Level 2
NHS Drink Free Days
NHS Drink Free Days works by asking you how much alcohol you drink each day. You then choose one or more days per week to not drink any alcohol and track your progress.
Get tips, advice and reminders on how to manage your drinking habits. If you try to stop drinking alcohol on your own and you start shaking, sweating or feeling anxious, please speak to your health or care professional straight away.
Healthy Living
Entirely Free
76%
Level 3
76%
Level 3
NHS Active 10 Walking Tracker
You use NHS Active 10 Walking Tracker by tapping on the app when you want to go for a walk, and putting your phone in your pocket. The app works by using the sensors in your smartphone.
The app will count your steps, including how fast you walk. When you do 10 minutes of fast walking, the app will reward you with a badge.
Healthy Living
Respiratory
Entirely Free
78%
Level 2
77%
Level 2
NHS Weight Loss Plan
Losing weight provides many health benefits, particularly if you're overweight. By making small, simple changes to your diet and portion sizes, you can effectively lose weight.
This 12-week plan helps you set weight loss goals, plan meals, make healthier food choices, increase physical activity, and track your progress.
Healthy Living
Entirely Free
74%
Level 2
74%
Level 2
Appointment and medication reminders
NHS App
The NHS App provides educational health information and access to your GP health record and services. It's suitable for adults and children over 13 years old registered with a GP in England. If you're in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland, you can use it to check symptoms or get urgent help. The app allows you to view your GP health record, manage specialist appointments, order repeat prescriptions, and choose your pharmacy.
You can also access NHS health information, register as an organ donor, use 111 online for urgent help, and view your COVID-19 vaccine record.
Medicines and Clinical Reference
+1
Entirely Free
82%
Level 3
82%
Level 3
MyTherapy Medication Reminder
MyTherapy is an app designed to help adults keep track of their medications. It allows you to record your symptoms, mood, exercise, weight, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels. You can also log the medicines you take and receive reminders to take them. If you inject medications, the app helps you track injection sites.
Developed with input from healthcare professionals, MyTherapy is free to download and use.
Utilities/ Administration
Entirely Free
71%
Level 2
71%
Level 2
Cheshire & Merseyside App Library
Our health app library only contains compliant health apps, so we can be sure that the ones we recommend meet digital and clinical safety standards. You can visit the app library at cheshireandmerseyside.orchahealth.com Please be assured we do not expect apps or the library to replace any services you may be using, but rather to complete them.