Endorsement by Dr Nighat Arif
The Self-Care Forum and our fact sheets were endorsed by GP Dr Nighat Arif on Tuesday 17 August.Speaking on ITV's This Morning about people putting off seeking help for health…
Ways you can help us
Your support helps ensure we can organise Self Care Week, keep a self care presence on social media and produce free evidence-based self care aware material such as our incredibly…
Self Care Vital to Healthy Ageing
According to the World Economic Forum, human lifespan really does have a limit though self care is vital to healthy ageing. Research which looked at the "invariant rate of ageing" found…
NICE Guideline on Shared Decision Making
The Self Care Forum has been a great advocate of shared decision making and "making every contact count" - our fact sheets were designed especially for this. Now, NICE has produced…
Free App to Support Young Carers
Our friends at Expert Self Care (ESc) have produced a free app to support young carers. Helping them learn how to keep well, develop useful everyday skills and make better…
Covid19 & Self Care: Important Survey
If you're involved in the delivery of care, please help by completing our questionnaire. The Self Care Forum and Imperial College London’s Self Care Academic Research Unit (SCARU) are inviting…
New Self Care Week Logos
Available now Practise Self Care for Life is the theme for this year’s Self Care Week which will happen from 15 November 2021. The logos have now been uploaded to…
Food Supplements can help brain development
Research published in The BMJ recently found that giving nutritional supplements to young children in low income countries for around 6 months could improve their brain health. The results could have…
Limit TV time to 2 hours says researchers
According to a study by scientists at Glasgow University restricting TV watching time for adults could increase longevity. Analysis of information from 500,000 Britons aged from 37 to 73 over…
A word from our President on International Self Care Day (24/7)
The Self Care Forum is delighted to be part of International; Self Care Day at the start of the WHO Month of Self Care. Never has self care been more…