If you have a long-term health condition or are a carer, a self management course could help you take more control of your health and wellbeing
The self management courses, The Expert Patients Programme and Looking After Me aim to empower people living with long-term health conditions and carers to take more control of their own health and wellbeing. Find out more about them.
Free self management courses, The Expert Patients Programme and Looking After Me programmes try to give people a variety of skills and techniques used in day-to-day life will be taught.
The courses are held over six weekly 2.5 hour sessions and are delivered in a group setting by tutors, who themselves have got a long-term condition or are carers.
Topics covered by the courses include:
- Dealing with pain and fatigue.
- Dealing with difficult emotions.
- Getting a good night's sleep.
- Taking medication.
- Communication with friends, family and health care professionals.
- Planning and setting goals.
- And more.
“The course taught me how to handle my condition better and gave me the tools to cope…”
Find out more
To book onto a course or for more information, you can get in contact by:
Phone 020 3880 0267
Email ExpertPatients@swlondon.nhs.uk
Or you can complete the self-referral form on the website:
