Join our LinkedIn chat on Monday 17 November from 12-1pm, just follow @SelfCareForum and watch out for questions.
We will be launching National Self-Care Week with a LinkedIn chat on Monday 17 November at 12pm.
And to help us discuss a range of self-care issues such as health literacy, prevention and health inequalities, several guests, who are influential in the health and care sectors across the UK, will join the chat.
Self-care is important to us all because it involves everyone, every day. It’s what we do for ourselves, for our families and loved ones. So, let’s chat self-care.
How to get ready for the chat
- On the day – please login to LinkedIn 10 or so minutes before mid-day – there will be a series of countdown posts from 9am onwards to promote it.
- Please follow @SelfCareForum to see the posts with the questions
- Go ahead and comment on the posts, or comment on other’s comments.
- You might also want to repost with your thoughts
- FYI – #MindBody is our theme for this year.
- Please enjoy – it is generally an engaging and informative chat.
- Thank you for taking part.
- Please continue throughout the week to promote self-care messages if possible on social media and elsewhere, even by talking to friends, family and colleagues about the merits of self-care.
Examples of questions likely to be asked during the chat:
- What does self-care mean to you and why is it important?
- Our research says people want more control over their health but feel unsupported by health professionals, how can change that?
- Poor health literacy is a barrier to self-care behaviour, and leads to health inequality, how do we increase levels of health literacy in the population?
- Ask Your Pharmacist Week highlighted the many services pharmacies provide locally – is the message getting through to people?
- How do we tackle misinformation and disinformation when it comes to health information, given how crucial it is to ensure accuracy?
- Common mental health problems like anxiety and depression have increased by 45% since 1993, what can we do ourselves to protect our mental wellness?
- In 2023, 1 in 5 deaths in England and Wales were considered “avoidable” (heart disease is still a major killer) – how do we support people and reduce these numbers?
- Our research shows people often forget basic NHS advice, like exercise or alcohol guidelines. How can we make public health information more memorable?
- Should we be worried or excited about AI when it comes to health, public health, and self-care — and why?”
