European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) is a public health initiative aimed at encouraging responsible use of antibiotics and is held every year on the 18th November. For European Antibiotic Awareness…
In a bid to convince her peers of the value in promoting self care to patients, Self Care Forum Board member, Dr Beth McCarron-Nash wrote three blogs for GP Magazine.…
The Self Care Forum's guide to implementing a self care aware approach to demand management has been updated for 2014. The updated version is available to download on the How…
The DIY Health Model was co-created by Bromley by Bow Health Partnership (BBBHP, Tower Hamlets, London) in partnership with the community it serves in response to a need identifiable across…
Dr Pete Smith, GP and Self Care Forum Board Member won the NICE Shared Learning Award 2014. His entry, which came first out of 70 examples, was based on a…
NHS England has launched a new campaign today called ‘The earlier, the better.’ It encourages people to seek help from their local pharmacist or go to www.nhs.uk/asap early on if…
A major new consumer campaign, ‘Treat Yourself Better' without antibiotics was launched by Pharmacy Voice and PAGB at the Annual Self Care Conference on 12th November. The campaign urges people…
To support Self Care Week, the Self Care Forum has produced a medicine cabinet poster to put on display in patient waiting rooms. This explains that winter ailments such as coughs…
Some new Self Care Forum fact sheets are now available. These are on Otitis Media, the Common Cold and Sinusitis. They can be downloaded from the Fact Sheets page.
Dr Rob Hicks, broadcaster and journalist has voiced his support for self care aware practice: "By becoming good at self care and being more Self Care Aware you are giving…
