Wellness Programme

About the Service

Our Wellness Programme is designed to support people living with a life-limiting condition to plan ahead and live as well as possible. This 6-week programme blends education, therapeutic activities, and social connection to help you manage your condition and focus on what matters most to you.

Criteria

This service is open to adults living with a palliative or progressive life-limiting condition, within our catchment area of 1600sq mile radius.

What’s Involved?

• Every Wednesday for 6 weeks (10am–3pm).
• A structured education session (1.5 hours) each morning.
• Relaxed afternoon activities to support wellbeing.
• Opportunities to meet others in a similar situation.
• Where you have assistance needs, your carer must attend.

How You Can Be Referred:

• Through your GP or healthcare professional.
• Self-referral, with confirmation of diagnosis and suitability.
• From Saint Catherine’s clinical teams.

Programme Goals

• Support patient independence and self-management.
• Address holistic wellbeing: physical, emotional, social and spiritual care.
• Foster peer support and reduce isolation.
• Introduce, encourage and support future care planning in a supportive environment.

Programme Structure

The programme covers a range of practical and supportive topics:

• Introduction & goal setting.
• Managing fatigue and conserving energy.
• Equipment, seating, and safe mobility.
• Meaningful activity.
• Movement for health.
• Advance care planning and decision making.

Afternoons include complementary activities such as mindfulness, art for relaxation, and group reflection.

Upcoming Venues and Course Dates

• Scarborough Education Centre
  

  Wednesday	Education
  July15th 2026	Managing Fatigue
  July 22nd 2026	Meaningful Activities
  July 29th 2026	Movement for Health
  August 5th 2026	Equipment/Seating
  August 12th 2026	Advanced Care Planning
  August 19th 2026	Living with Uncertainty

   

  Bridlington Leisure centre

  Wednesday	Education
  September 9th 2026	Managing Fatigue
  September 16th 2026	Meaningful Activities
  September 23rd 2026	Movement for Health
  September 30th 2026	Equipment/Seating
  October 7th 2026	Advanced Care Planning
  October 14th 2026	Living with Uncertainty

Additional Information

• The programme is free of charge.
• Donations to support the continuation of this service are warmly welcomed.

Find Out More

To find out more information or to discuss referral options, please:
Call: 01723 351421 or fill out the following form*

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