A Welcome Message from our Chairman – Professor Romesh Gupta OBE
A very warm welcome to our website from all here at the National Forum for Health and Wellbeing (NFHW).
We are a registered charity that aims to promote health and wellbeing within communities by engaging and empowering people to make decisions about their own health. We provide information and education, and we signpost visitors to the various services available to them through the NHS, social services and other voluntary and statutory organisations. We believe in developing partnerships and adapting holistic approaches to deliver culturally sensitive care within the community.
To achieve our aims, we work with local communities, educational institutions, the NHS, local councils and voluntary organisations. We also hold regular free events including health melas (health fairs), health screenings, diagnostic tests (health MOTs) and public engagement seminars.

ABOUT US
Formed in 2001 as the Lancashire Gujarat Health Users’ Forum, the National Forum for Health and Wellbeing is a registered charity that specialises in helping local communities to take greater responsibility for protecting and managing their own health. READ MORE…
OUR PARTNERS
Partnerships are essential to our work, so we are immensely grateful to the many organisations that continue to lend us their invaluable support. They include NHS trusts, local authorities, leading universities, charities and many more. READ MORE…
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TESTIMONIALS
“The Health Mela is an example of good practice to health professionals across the UK. It’s an example of how to work with community leaders to engage with ethnic minority groups who traditionally don’t access NHS services because of fear or apprehension. I was delighted to open the event, which is a great way to encourage people from minority ethnic communities to meet health experts and get informal and friendly advice.”
“This is a unique experience. I have not experienced anything of its kind and on this scale in my life. I
am pleasantly surprised and impressed to see people from various generations and backgrounds coming to the Mela and taking full advantage of the various health advice and health checks available.”
“The Health Mela is a shining example of good practice to health professionals across the U.K. of how to work with community leaders to engage with ethnic minority groups. The importance of encouraging greater health awareness cannot be underestimated, particularly among communities, which traditionally have been reluctant to access health services because of their fear or apprehension. It also serves as a showcase for Asian lifestyle and culture to boost community links.”
“The energy and commitment of everyone involved in the Mela was plain to see. I was particularly pleased to have the chance to talk to the Manchester medical students about the health checks they were doing (under appropriate supervision!) and they were hugely impressive. Raising awareness about how we can take control of our health and well being is a really important issue in the UK today – the Mela manages to do this, while being fun and relaxed too.”