New website brings JOY

Joy combines services provided by the NHS, local authorities, and the voluntary and community sector all in one place. 

Joy offers a comprehensive array of services from fitness and art classes to carer support, diabetes self-help groups, food banks, counselling, and Age UK services. The website is designed to be a central point of contact for all non-clinical health and wellbeing support services running in our communities. 

Rachna Vyas, Chief Operating Officer at the NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland, said: 
“We particularly want to make it easier for people with the most need to find better help, whether it’s support for their mental health, wanting to be more physically active, or just finding support groups close to where they live. Our ambition is that Joy becomes a way that everybody connects, resulting in better mental health and wellbeing across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.”