A practical guide to self-management support Key components for successful implementation

Self-management support is when health professionals, teams and services (both within and beyond the NHS) work in ways that ensure that people with long-term conditions have the knowledge, skills, confidence and support they need to manage their condition(s) effectively in the context of their everyday life. 

A system of effective self-management support requires changes at every level from how and what services are commissioned, to how health professionals and people with long-term conditions work together in a consultation, to how people are supported in between appointments.

This guide will be useful both for those starting their self-management support journey and those building on and improving the support that they already provide.