A woman in Fraserburgh talks with her Juno health coach by telephone, reassured and at home
Free support · Fraserburgh & Buchan

Your long-term condition,
managed well from home

Vibrant Health Advocates – Juno supports adults in Fraserburgh and across Buchan who are living with long-term health conditions, providing free, personalised telephone and online guidance so that the distance to Aberdeen is never a barrier to getting the help you need.

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Living with a long-term condition in a small coastal town like Fraserburgh means facing a challenge that most health services were not designed to solve.

The nearest specialist outpatient clinics are forty miles away in Aberdeen; a routine follow-up appointment can mean half a day off work and the cost of petrol or a bus fare. Vibrant Health Advocates – Juno was established precisely to close that gap. We are a Fraserburgh-based Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation staffed by trained health coaches and peer supporters who provide free, structured remote support to local people managing conditions including type 2 diabetes, COPD, heart disease, arthritis, chronic pain, and anxiety and depression.

Through scheduled telephone check-ins, facilitated video sessions, and a growing library of condition-specific self-management guides, Juno ensures that expert, compassionate support is available to everyone in Buchan — not just those who can get to a city.

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What we offer

Support that comes to you

Every programme is free, remote, and built around your life — not around a clinic timetable.

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Telephone & Video Check-ins

Our trained health coaches call you at times that suit you, working through your condition management plan step by step. Whether you have a question about your medication, want to talk through a flare-up, or simply need a reassuring voice, we are here.

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Peer Support Circles

We facilitate small online peer groups where people living with the same or similar conditions share experience, encouragement, and practical strategies. Knowing someone a few streets away manages the same diagnosis changes everything.

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Self-Management Planning

We work with each person to build a personalised self-management plan — a practical, plain-English guide to monitoring symptoms, knowing when to seek help, and keeping well day to day. It sits alongside, and never replaces, clinical care.

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Our impact

Making a real difference in Buchan

340+ People supported annually
2,800+ Support contacts each year
12 Long-term conditions covered
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Our team, Fraserburgh
Who we are

A Fraserburgh charity, built from the ground up

Juno grew out of conversations in Fraserburgh's community centre in 2017, when residents living with long-term conditions met to talk honestly about what was missing. The answer was clear: not clinical care, but the day-to-day human support that turns a diagnosis into a manageable part of life.

We registered as a SCIO in 2018. Since then we have grown steadily, adding peer support groups, condition-specific workshops, and a dedicated digital self-management resource library. We remain proudly rooted in Fraserburgh.

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Our programmes

Four ways Juno supports you

From scheduled coaching calls to open online drop-ins, condition-specific self-management packs to facilitated peer circles — Juno meets you wherever you are.

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From the blog

Helpful reading from the Juno team

A woman manages her health condition at home in Fraserburgh
Community

How Juno Is Bringing Health Support to Fraserburgh's Front Door

Our remote self-management programme means that living far from urban health services no longer has to mean going without.

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A hand-written symptom diary beside a mug of tea
Self-management

Five Self-Management Strategies That Actually Work for Long-Term Conditions

Evidence-based, practical, and entirely doable from home — here is where our advocates suggest starting.

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Margaret, a Juno participant, sits in her armchair with a cup of tea
Stories

"I Stopped Dreading Bad Days": Margaret's Story of Managing COPD in Fraserburgh

When a former fish-processing worker was diagnosed with COPD, Juno helped her find her footing.

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Ready to start?

Ready to manage your health with more confidence?

Whether you are a Buchan resident wondering whether Juno could help, a GP wanting to make a referral, or a volunteer ready to give time — we would love to hear from you.

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