Self Care Week Resources

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Self Care Week 2018 Resources

Self Care Week is an annual national awareness week that focuses on embedding support for self care across communities, families and generations.

Choosing Self Care for Life is the strap line and organisations are being encouraged to use Self Care Week as a hook to help people choose self care for a healthier, happier life. 

For ideas on how to run Self Care Week please see “Successfully Delivering Self Care Week: Case Studies and Practical Advice.”

A communications document is also available with helpful tips and ideas.

A £500 prize is available for the winner of the best Self Care Week initiative.  See the criteria for details.

The following materials are available to download below:

Web buttons

Click on the links to download, then right-click to ‘save image as…’:

For EPS versions that can be opened using Illustrator etc. please contact Libby.Whittaker@selfcareforum.org

Self Care Week poster

Click on the link to download:

Self Care Week Banner (5ft)

If you are holding events as part of your Self Care Week activities, why not use banners to attract attention?

(Contact selfcare@selfcareforum.org for the artwork).

Television screen

For use on waiting room information screens.

Click on the link to download, then right-click to ‘save image as…’:

Press Releases

It is advised to contact your local media with details on your activities for Self Care Week and below are three template press releases or you to use.

Press Release 1 – Prevention

Press Release 2 – Community Pharmacy

Press Release 3 – A&E

(To be updated, contact selfcare@selfcareforum.org for further details).

Poster: Can the Pharmacist help with your symptoms?

Here is a poster signposting to the pharmacist for twelve common ailments that people often visit the GP with.  Corresponding fact sheets are also available for each of the 12 ailments and can be used during interactions to support people to self care.

A4 Poster without Self Care Week logo

A4 Poster with Self Care Week logo

When_will_I_feel_better_leafletLeaflet: When will I feel better?

A helpful guide on how long you can expect the symptoms of cough, colds, sore throat and nasal congestion to last, what you can do to get better and the warning signs to look out for which mean you may need to seek professional help.

The leaflet also explains that antibiotics are not an effective treatment for winter symptoms such as cough, cold, sore throat, flu or nasal congestion.

It was produced by PAGB for the NHS Stay Well This Winter campaign.

It can be downloaded below:

When will I feel better? (print version – If you are printing this leaflet on both sides of paper, you may need to select “Flip on short edge” in your printer settings)

TYBposterTreat Yourself Better poster

This poster has been produced for the ‘Treat Yourself Better with Pharmacist Advice’ campaign. It can be used to remind patients that antibiotics do not help common winter ailments and how long they can expect the symptoms to last for.  It promotes the pharmacist as the first port of call for advice on winter ailments.

Click here to download:
Treat Yourself Better with Pharmacist Advice GP Poster

Leaflets, posters and guides

Here is a list of leaflets and posters available to support self care that can be displayed or handed out during Self Care Week.

Unfortunately these are not available as printed copies, however you can download and print off yourself.

Other downloadable leaflets:

Helpful website links: