The Self Care courses are free and will help you feel better, and be happier with your life.
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Tel: 01922 605490
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Are you struggling with your health?
If so, we have the answers for you.
Self Care Management Programme
The sessions provide information on specific topics such as managing symptoms, breathing and relaxation techniques, improving diet, exercise and medication usage. The course also looks at ways to positively manage symptoms in order to improve daily activities and manage the changing emotions that can brought about by long term condition.
Diabetes Self Care Management Programme
The sessions will provide information on specific techniques to deal with the symptoms of diabetes such as fatigue, pain, hyper/hypoglycaemia, stress and emotional problems such as depression, anger, fear and frustration. The course is designed to give you a number of self management strategies to manage your blood glucose levels, promote healthy eating and menu planning for your condition.
Caring for Me and You
The sessions will provide information for adults who care for someone, a child or another adult, who is living with a long-term health condition or disability. The course is about you making time to look after your own health needs. It aims to help you take more control of your situation and make a difference to your life. It covers topics such as dealing with tiredness, coping with low mood, planning for the future and communicating with family, friends and health and social care professionals.
Chronic Pain Self Care Management Programme
The sessions will provide information on taking care of your health by learning new skills to manage your Chronic Pain better on a daily basis. You will also learn techniques to deal with symptoms of Chronic Pain such as fatigue, stress, sleeplessness, physical limitations and emotional problems, such as depression, anger, fear and frustration.
All of these NHS courses are free and consist of 6 weekly sessions, each lasting two and a half hours.
If you are interested in any of the above courses, please contact Self Care Management Team on 01922 605490 or email wht.selfcare@nhs.net