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…
HARTMANN UKI Launches ‘HOME’ Shared Care Initiative
Supported self-management, i.e. shared care, is one of the six evidence-based components of personalised care to which the NHS has committed (NHS England 2019). Shared care is a key driver…
Pandemic may have changed the way people use the NHS in future
Research commissioned by the trade association for manufacturers of OTC medicines, PAGB suggests that people's use of the NHS may change following the COVID19 pandemic. The poll found that A&E…
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…
New Board Member – Dr Chee Yeen Fung
We are proud to announce our new board member, Dr Chee Yeen Fung. Chee Yeen who is a London-based GP, founder of the “Dr. Me Project” and recipient of the…
Schoolchildren taught to self care
A study of more than 200 schoolchildren showed that Dr. Me. - a self care presentation designed by GP Dr Chee Yeen to empower schoolchildren - was shown to significantly…
We’re living longer, but in ill health
According to research in Population Studies – A journal of demography, we are living longer but not necessarily in good health. The study, which looked at generational health of working aged…
Pandemics and the vital role of self care
SCF Chair, Helen Donovan and SCF CE Dr Knut Schroeder In an article written for the Department of Health, Helen Donovan, Royal College of Nursing and Chair of the Self…