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The aim of the Self Care Forum is to further the reach of self care and embed it into everyday life. We see self care as a continuum and want everyone to…
Self Care Week 2016: Best Year Yet!
2016's Self Care Week Showed a Marked Improvement in Self Care Activity An evaluation of Self Care Week in 2016, which has been running since 2009, showed last year’s efforts were…
Self Care Week debated in Parliament
Sir Kevin Barron MP led on a Self Care Week Debate Self Care Week was the topic of a debate in parliament on 22 November 2016 led by Sir Kevin…
Minister Welcomes Self Care Week
Self Care Week highlights the need to Self Care for Life Self Care Week, the annual awareness week which aims to increase people’s ability to look after their own…
LGA Guide on Self Care
The Local Government Association published "Helping people to look after themselves - a guide to self care" on 2 Nov 2016 to support local authorities in implementing self care strategies…
Staying healthy as you get older is the UK’s top health concern
Launched in Self Care Week, new PAGB-commissioned research has revealed the nation’s top health concerns are staying healthy as you get older (65%), keeping fit and active (59%) and eating a…
Self Care for Life
To help surgeries, Clinical Commissioning Groups, local authorities and health trusts plan early for Self Care Week 2016, we have produced generic images to download now. A theme will…
Self Care Forum Manifesto
The Self Care Forum believes that maximum engagement can be achieved by putting people in charge of their own lives, giving them the information to make their own decisions and by…
‘Self Care Aware’ poster
Posters designed to prompt patients to ask health care professionals how they can be 'self care aware' are now available electronically. Experts say people and patients want to do more…
Healthy people have a duty to self care
According to a paper published in the Self Care Journal in February 2015, healthy people have a duty to maintain their own health through self care. Entitled The responsibilities of…