We are a charity based in Newcastle working with local communities across the North East to improve their health, wellbeing and life outcomes.

Healthworks believes that everyone, regardless of the challenges they face- low income, unemployment or poor housing, should have the same opportunity to live in good health.

Our aim is to support people facing these issues, across the northeast to maintain and improve their health, wellbeing and life outcomes.

We have won one of the GSK IMPACT Awards 2021!

We are absolutely thrilled to have won one of the GSK IMPACT Awards 2021 for our work improving the physical and mental health of people across the North East of England.

Following a rigorous selection and assessment process, Healthworks was chosen from more than 350 charities across the UK as one of the 10 winners of the 2021 GSK IMPACT Awards. The awards are designed to recognise the outstanding work of small and medium sized charities working to improve health and wellbeing in communities across the UK. Winners receive £30,000 in unrestricted funding as well as expert support and leadership development provided by leading health and care charity The King’s Fund.

The Covid-19 pandemic has driven an increase in the number of people who need support from local charities, whilst also making it harder to deliver services and raise much needed funds.

It was was recognised that despite the pandemic, Healthworks has continued to offer targeted health and wellbeing support to people living in the most disadvantaged parts of the North East.

Find out more about the award here.

Latest about COVID-19 and the impact on our services

We are designated as a COVID secure site, following our successful application to the Newcastle Covid Compliant Assurance Scheme.

The Covid Compliant Assurance Scheme aims to help reassure the public that establishments have in place all reasonable measures and controls to safeguard visitors and staff. Both our Health Resource Centre and Lemington Centre are designated as COVID secure which means that we are doing everything possible to keep everybody who visits or works in these places as safe as we can.

Our Pre-school at Lemington and our gyms at both sites are open to the public with measures in place to continue to keep the public and our staff as safe as possible. A number of our additional safety procedures will remain in place.

Please visit our Gym page for more information including what’s on and how to book.  You can book a gym slot or an exercise class online or by contacting the main telephone lines:

Main telephone lines are open Monday to Friday 08:00 – 20:00 and Saturday 09:00 – 13:00:
• 0191 272 4244 for The Health Resource Centre, Benwell
• 0191 264 1959 for The Lemington Centre.

At this time many of the services of Healthworks will continue with staff working remotely.

You can find the contact details for our services below.  Please allow 24 hours (Mon to Fri) for a response.

For non-urgent enquiries, please use the website enquiry form to contact us.

Pre-school:
• Tel: 07983 362 038
• Email: Kelly.thompson@hwn.org.uk

Health Improvement Team: Physical Activity, Social Prescribing, Stop Smoking & Staying Steady
• Tel: 07539 225 003
• Email: Admin.healthworks@nhs.net

Health Promotion Team: Cancer Team, Change for Life, Community Skills, Early Years Health Trainers
• Tel: 07944 925 391
• Email: Julie.stephens@hwn.org.uk

Children and young people:
• Tel: 07508 501 239
• Email: Stacey.nash@hwn.org.uk