The short version
- This directory lists UK services, apps and courses that can help you prepare for treatment, stay strong during it and recover afterwards.
- Many are free, through the NHS or charities. Some are available through employers, and some you can pay for yourself.
- We describe every service using the same questions, and we have no financial relationship with any of them. Read how we review services.
Where to start
- Free or self-pay: choosing the right support
- NHS prehab and rehab: England, Scotland, Wales, NI
- Compare UK digital prehab and rehab programmes
- Breast cancer helplines and who to call
Personalised digital programmes
Individual plans you follow at home, with support from coaches or clinicians.
- QuestPrehab: personalised digital prehab and rehab, used by NHS hospitals and open to individuals
- QuestPrehab Recover: self-pay cancer rehabilitation
- Self-referring to QuestPrehab before treatment
- Reframe Cancer (Alvie): self-pay digital prehab
- Perci Health: virtual cancer clinic via employers
- Check what your employer or insurer offers
A personalised option: QuestPrehab
QuestPrehab is a digital prehabilitation and rehabilitation programme covering exercise, nutrition, mind and sleep. It’s used by NHS hospitals,1 and individuals can also sign up directly, including QuestPrehab Recover, a four-week programme after treatment.2 Its team has published research, including on prehabilitation in the breast cancer pathway.3 Read our QuestPrehab guide. Why we mention QuestPrehab.
Free courses, classes and support
- Breast Cancer Now Moving Forward course, for life after hospital treatment
- Macmillan Move More, physical activity support
- Penny Brohn UK online sessions
- Maggie’s centres and online support
- Future Dreams breast cancer support
- Shine Cancer Support for younger adults
Apps for symptoms and wellbeing
- Sleepio and Daylight: free digital CBT, for sleep and anxiety
- Untire: an app for cancer-related fatigue
- OWise: breast cancer tracking app
- bWell: arm and shoulder exercise app
- Online CBT for anxiety and depression in breast cancer
Finding a professional
Money and practical help
Tell us about a service
If you know a UK service that should be listed here, or something has changed, please contact us. We list services that are relevant to people with breast cancer and that we can describe accurately. Read how this site is funded.
Everyone’s treatment is different, so talk to your cancer team about what is right for you.
References
- QuestPrehab. QuestPrehab for the NHS. Accessed November 2026. questprehab.com/nhs/
- QuestPrehab. QuestPrehab Recover: personalised cancer rehabilitation. Accessed November 2026. questprehab.com/recover/
- Wu F, Rampal T, et al. The feasibility of prehabilitation as part of the breast cancer treatment pathway. PM&R. 2021. doi.org/10.1002/pmrj.12543