Sustaining and spreading self-management support
This report contains the independent evaluation of the second phase of our Co-creating Health imp...
Health Foundation response to RCGP inquiry into Patient-Centred Care in the 21st Century
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) inquiry into ‘Patient-centred Care in the 21st ...
A practical guide to self-management support
Self-management support is when health professionals, teams and services (both within and beyond ...
Self management: it’s easy, isn’t it?
My colleagues often laugh at my mantra for integrating self management skills into mainstream health: ‘it’s like pushing water uphill’. But for those of you who have worked in this area it must fee...
Take your seats: culture and staff relationships in GP practices
I recently attended an event which brought together six Health Foundation project teams that had been involved in kidney care issues. Our project aimed to improve the management of Chronic Kidney D...
I've got a long-term condition: get me out of here!
Imagine you will no longer be allowed to live your life the way you have been used to. Instead you are to live in the jungle where you will remain for the rest of your days. You face an unfamili...
Opportunities for change and improvement in Scotland
Our health and social care system in Scotland is facing challenges nationally and locally which open opportunities for change and improvement. The Quality Strategy for NHS Scotland 2010 recommen...
Is there a role for self management in preventing dementia?
David Cameron’s challenge to the pharmaceutical industry a few weeks ago to accelerate the drive to find a cure for dementia can only be welcomed. The present medications available to patients with...
Enabling self-management for patients using vaginal pessaries
This project, led by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, aimed to test a self-management pathway for women using vaginal pessaries for pelvic organ prolapse. The team worked with a...
Enabling people to self manage musculoskeletal pain
This project, led by Sloan Medical Centre in Sheffield, aimed to investigate whether a web-based resource could help people with chronic musculoskeletal pain improve their health literacy and self-...
