The Hive Health

We’ve mentioned the In-Work Support Service a few times recently, but we know lots of people still haven’t heard of it.

It’s a Welsh Government-funded service for people whose health is affecting their work, and The Hive Health is one of the local providers you can choose once you’ve been referred.

If you think it might apply to you, the first step is simply to check whether you’re eligible.

We’ve put more information about the service and how to apply on our website.

https://hiveneath.co.uk/in-work-support-service

Once the problem that brought you in has settled, you might wonder whether you should keep coming in.

There isn’t one answer that suits everyone.

Some people are happy to leave things there and give us a call if they need us again. Others choose to continue with occasional appointments as part of looking after themselves — a chance to check in, particularly with someone who already knows them and their history.

If you do choose to keep coming in, it doesn’t mean doing the same thing forever. We’ll still check how you’re getting on, whether anything has changed and what you need from the appointment. That might mean changing what we’re doing, spacing appointments out, or deciding you don’t need another one booked.

And if you’d rather just come back when you need us, that’s absolutely fine too.

We’ll give you the options. You decide what works for you. 🐝

A HUGE thank you to everyone who recommended The Hive Health to a friend, family member or colleague during September. 💛

Every recommendation means a lot to us, and we’re incredibly grateful that you trust us enough to send someone our way.

And a little reminder — when someone you recommend attends their first chiropractic or osteopathy appointment, you’ll receive 5 bonus points and they’ll receive £5 off their First Visit.

Thank you Frances, Anna-Marie, Ceri, Leighton, Geraint, Teresa, Jo, Gemma, Sinade, Nick, Lee, Sara, Sebastian and Robyn. 🐝

Getting better doesn’t necessarily look the same for everyone.

It might mean sleeping more comfortably, finding work easier, getting back to a hobby you’ve missed, being able to play with your children, walking the dog without thinking twice about it, or returning to sport. The things that matter are different for everyone.

That’s why one of the things we want to understand when you come to The Hive Health is what your problem is actually stopping you from doing, or making more difficult.

Those things help us understand what progress means for you, rather than looking at symptoms in isolation.

Because the goal isn’t for everybody to achieve the same thing - it’s to help you work towards the things that matter to you. 🐝

If running, lifting weights, gardening, gaming, crafting, playing an instrument, playing sport — or anything else you enjoy — matters to you, we want to know that.

Sometimes a painful problem does mean an activity needs to be temporarily adapted. But our aim isn't automatically to tell you to stop doing the things you enjoy.

At your appointment we'll look at what you're experiencing, what seems to aggravate it, what you're hoping to be able to do, and whether there are sensible ways to modify things while you recover.

That might mean changing how long you spend doing something, taking more breaks, adjusting position, or temporarily changing the frequency, load or intensity. For others, very little needs to change.

Advice should fit the person in front of us — and the things that matter to them.

One of the things we stand by in clinic is that the plan should change as you do.

At the start, we make recommendations based on what you’ve come in with, what we find and what you want to get back to doing.

But that doesn’t mean everything is mapped out from day one.

As things change, we might change the treatment, alter your exercises, focus on something different, or start spacing appointments out more.

Sometimes people progress quicker than expected. Sometimes something takes a bit longer. Sometimes the thing we thought would matter most at the start ends up being less important a few weeks later.

That’s why we keep reviewing as we go.

People never cease to surprise me, and that’s honestly one of the nicest parts of the job.

A First Visit at The Hive Health is £65, and that includes your assessment and, where appropriate, treatment at that first appointment.

We’ll talk through what we think is going on, what your options are and, if we think further treatment could help, what we’d suggest and why.

That includes the practical side too — how often we’d recommend seeing you, what we’re aiming to achieve and what that might mean in terms of time and cost.

There isn’t a set plan that everyone gets. It should be a conversation, and something that feels realistic for you.

And if we don’t think we’re the right people to help, we’ll tell you that too and point you in the right direction.

The aim is that you leave your First Visit with a much clearer idea of what’s going on and what happens next. 🐝

A huge thank you to everyone who’s recommended The Hive Health to a friend, family member or colleague recently.

So many new patients find us through word of mouth, and knowing someone has trusted us enough to send someone they care about our way is honestly one of the nicest compliments we can get.

As a thank you, when someone you refer comes in for their First Visit, we’ll add 5 bonus points to your account. Once you reach 20 points, you can use them for a free chiropractic or osteopathy session.

They’ll also get £5 off their First Visit.

Thank you, as always, for recommending us. It really does mean everything 💛🐝

£219.56 raised! 🙌

A massive thank you to everyone who donated to our Hive Community Fund — we raised an amazing £219.56 for Positive Outcomes Play Service NPT.

We absolutely love seeing how all the little donations add up — whether you’ve popped some change in the pot or picked up one of the crafts we have in reception. We’ve even got 3D-printed keyrings and fidget toys made by Polly’s son, Ioan, in there now!

This month we’re raising money for .a.n_community Alliance, another brilliant local organisation doing great things in our community.

As always, there’s absolutely no pressure to donate, but if you’re in clinic and fancy having a nose at what we’ve got, everything raised goes into the Community Fund. 🐝

“Polly has helped me so much with my back pain. She always makes the process clear and understandable. Would recommend to anyone!”

We really do try to make sure you know what we think is going on, what we’re doing and why — so it’s always lovely when that comes through in your feedback too.

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. They mean a lot to our little team 🐝