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.
Questions likely to be shared 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 we address this?
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?
Given that 1 in 4 deaths in Scotland, 1 in 4.5 in Northern Ireland, and 1 in 5 in England and Wales are considered avoidable, how can we better support people to reduce preventable and treatable deaths?
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?”
