On average, people who live with long term conditions spend only three hours a year interacting with the health service. For the rest of the time, they are the decision makers about their lifestyle, managing their condition and accessing services. Self management support recognises that people who live with long term conditions are central to managing their own health.
What is self management support?
Self management support recognises that people who live with long term conditions are central to managing their own health and enables them to have the best quality of life they can and to achieve the clinical outcomes they want.
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Why is self management support important?
Providing services that are person-centred and involve people in their own care are integral to quality. There is a new emphasis on care for people with long term conditions, and care is increasingly focused on helping people to take control of their own health and well-being.
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The theory behind self management support
Self management support is based on the evidence of what works to improve health-related behaviours and as a result, clinical outcomes and patients’ quality of life.
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