Seeing people with long term conditions as a resource

People living with a long term health condition have a unique set of experiences, which enables them to support others, through volunteering or indeed paid employment, and provide a different perspective to that of health professionals. Studies have shown that lay...

Implementing support for self management

From the perspective of health care professionals (HCP), who want to set up educational programs, there are many possible approaches. Self management programmes may be delivered by a variety of people including health care professionals, clinical psychologists and...

Characteristics of an Empowered Patient

An empowered person is able to actively participate in the management of their health. An empowered activated patient: Understands their health condition and its effect on their body. Feels able to participate in decision-making with their healthcare professionals...