NHS England has called on the public, NHS staff and politicians to have an open and honest debate about the future shape of the NHS in order to meet rising…
Self Care Board member and President of the National Association for Patient Participation has been awarded an OBE in the Birthday Honours List (June 15th 2013) for services to healthcare and…
Landmark guidance to reduce tobacco-related harm for people who don't feel able to stop smoking in one step has been published today by the National Institute for Health and Care…
The Quality Institute for Self Management Education and Training (QISMET) is committed to increasing the provision of high quality self management education, training and support services, delivered by a plurality…
The chair of NICE recently spoke about increasing demands on GP time taking their toll on patient care. Chairing a two day conference on 30th April, Professor David Haslam told…
GP and Self Care Forum Board member, Professor Nigel Sparrow from the RCGP is the new National Professional Advisor for Primary Care at the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Nigel replaces…
Dr John Chisholm is a long-term supporter of and advisor to the Men's Health Forum (MHF) on self care and men’s access to primary care. He had a high profile…
A public consultation to strengthen the NHS Constitution was announced in November 2012. The constitution, which was originally published in 2009, set out people’s rights and responsibilities for entitlement to…
Practice Nurse has published a series of articles about self care for minor ailments. These were written by Self Care Forum Board members and topics include indigestion, nasal congestion, constipation…
Jo Wady, Practice Manager from St Lawrence Surgery in Worthing spoke to Practice Business about the surgery’s self care mission: “The Self Care Forum has said that 20% of patients go to…
