The National Forum for Health & Wellbeing
Formed in 2001, the National Forum for Health and Wellbeing (NFHW) is a registered charity that specialises in helping local communities to take greater responsibility for protecting and managing their own health. Our main activities include:
- Organising Health Melas and public engagement seminars
- Helping to prevent illness through early detection, free health-checks and advice
- Providing teaching and training opportunities for healthcare students
- Producing research papers and other publications
We regularly present at national and international conferences to disseminate good practice in the promotion of public health. This includes active engagement with local communities as a way of raising awareness and providing opportunities for people to obtain good, accurate information. We also promote the inclusion of non-traditional methods of healing, not as an alternative to modern medicine but as a complementary means of dealing with chronic physical and mental health issues.
Our approach has been widely applauded by senior health professionals and policy-makers, and in recent years it has produced some remarkable results.
A Message from our Chairman – Professor Romesh Gupta OBE
A very warm welcome. Please join us in celebrating our Silver Jubilee.
The National Forum for Health & Wellbeing promotes healthy living within communities. We provide information and education, and alert people to the services available to them through the NHS, social services and other voluntary and statutory organisations. We believe in developing partnerships that help to deliver culturally sensitive care within the community.
The NFHW began in 2001, so we celebrated our Silver Jubilee at the start of 2026. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been doing this work for a quarter of a century now, but I’m extremely proud of all that we’ve achieved. I’m also extremely grateful to all the many partner organisations, supporters and volunteers who have worked with us over the years.
We’ve come a very long way since we hosted our first seminars and Health Mela. The progress has been amazing, and I believe that we’ve done a great deal of good. If you’d like to find out more, please read our accompanying article, which lists some of the important milestones on our journey so far.
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.”
Prof Rahman Bedi, Chief Dental Officer“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.”
Professor Sir Graeme Catto, President of the General Medical Council“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.”
Professor Dame Christine Beasley, Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health, England“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.”
Paul Buckley, Director of Education and Standards, General Medical Council