getUBetter is a digital self-management app that bridges the gap between health and work services, enabling immediate access to local evidence-based recovery guidance as well as local work support for people who need help returning to or staying at work. getUBetter gives people the knowledge, skills, and guidance to self-manage, navigating them back to the system when needed.
Did you know
- There are currently 20m people living with a musculoskeletal condition
- £5bn is the annual cost to the NHS
- 50% days taken off work due to musculoskeletal conditions
- Back pain is a major health and economic problem in the UK, affecting a fifth of the population
What is getUBetter?
Most muscle and joint problems can be treated with proper self-care from start to end, without any specific or specialist treatment.
getUBetter is working in partnership with NHS Somerset to provide safe digital self-management for all common muscle, bone and joint injuries and conditions.
There are eight pathways in the app:
- Back pain
- Back and leg pain
- Knee pain
- Hip pain
- Ankle pain
- Foot pain
- Neck pain
- Shoulder pain
- Elbow pain
- Wrist pain
- Soft tissue lower limb injury
- Upper Limb Tendinopathy
- Lower Limb Tendinopathy
Benefits to you
- A personalised recovery plan
- Step-by-step guidance
- Exercises based on your condition
- Advice to seek help, if needed.
- Referral to your local healthcare providers, treatments, and services, if needed
- Once you feel better, getUBetter can be used as a preventative tool to help prevent further injury
How much does it cost?
getUBetter is free to all Gloucestershire residents aged over 18 registered with Weston House Practice and Hatherley Branch Surgery practice.
How do I access it?
getUBetter has a rating of 4.5 stars on both Apple and Google Play stores and they regularly engage the app users for feedback. Use your email to create an account on the app. Then follow the instructions on the app, get your recovery plan and get better: Patient Tailored Care for MSK pain and Women’s Pelvic Health
Access with touch-to-speak
getUBetter has introduced touch-to-speak (TTS) – a new powerful feature to improve access and serve impactful content to a wider range of patients across Somerset. This means that users will be able to turn any text into audio in the language of their choosing, transforming their digital experience with just a touch of a finger.
What languages does getUBetter support?
- Arabic
- Bengali
- English
- Farsi
- Gujurati
- Polish
- Somali
- Welsh
- Spanish
- Punjabi
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Ukrainian
- Urdu