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

⚖️ Weight management

Nutrition plays a key role in the prevention and treatment of a wide range of health conditions.

Swansea Bay University Health Board Nutrition and Dietetics Service supports hospital patients, the wider public, health professionals and organisations to promote healthy eating and wellbeing.

The team includes dietitians, nutrition nurses, nutritionists and support staff who assess and treat dietary issues for both children and adults, and manage artificial nutrition support when required.

Contact the Nutrition and Dietetics Service

🚭 Smoking

Giving up smoking is one of the best things you can do for your overall health.

Self-refer to Help Me Quit Wales

Simply complete the online form and a member of the team will contact you to offer support. Nicotine replacement therapy may be available free of charge if appropriate.

Patient – Quitting Smoking leaflet (PDF)

🍷 Alcohol

Alcohol misuse is when drinking becomes harmful or when someone becomes dependent on alcohol.

To keep health risks low, both men and women are advised not to regularly drink more than 14 units per week.

NHS 111 Wales – Alcohol advice

Alcohol drinking guidelines

There is no completely safe level of drinking. Even low levels of alcohol increase the risk of health problems, including cancer.

Spreading drinking over several days and having drink-free days each week can help reduce harm.

Why alcohol is a concern in Wales

Alcohol contributes to around 1,500 deaths each year in Wales and causes more than £1 billion of harm to society.

Alcohol-related harm is higher in more deprived communities, and exposure during childhood can have long-lasting effects.