Join our LinkedIn Self-Care Week Launch
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…
GPs urged to embed lifestyle medicine into primary care
Dr Callum Leese from Aberfeldy Medical Practice urges GPs to integrate physical activity into primary care, highlighting that one-third of the UK population is physically inactive. This inactivity costs the…
New Secretary of State urged to prioritise self-care promotion
Like many charities dedicated to improving people’s health outcomes, the Self-Care Forum wrote to the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting MP. Our letter offered…
Targeted intervention needed to stop 18-45 year old women smoking
Dr. Sarah Jackson, the lead author from UCL’s Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, has expressed concern about the increasing prevalence of smoking among more advantaged women aged 18 to…
1000s participate in Self-Care Week
More than 1000 individuals and organisations participated in 2023's National Self-Care Week which also saw 100 schools in Northern Ireland run the Belfast Healthy City's Pharmacy Schools Programme, helping to…
Self-Care Award Winners 2023
Announcing the winner and highly commended entries of the Self Care Innovation Awards ahead of National Self Care Week (13 – 19 November), Self Care Forum chair, Helen Donovan praised…
Prevention must be an NHS @ 75 priority
Prevention, personalised care and care closer to home must be NHS priorities if it is to meet current and future challenges, according to a report by the NHS Assembly entitled…
Free Self-Care Aware Webinar
Join us for this free self-care aware webinar where you will find out about self-care and what it means for safely managing common health conditions at home. Come along and…
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…
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…