WellAware Health and Wellbeing IAG Network
A Bristol-based charity, The Care Forum helps to support health and wellbeing through this wide-ranging social prescription and information programme which engages and empowers people. It is a valuable resource for the public, for carers and relatives and for health and social care professionals. It supports people who are digitally excluded, whilst the service is also accessible to marginalised and minority groups.
This programme won the 2023 Self Care Innovation Awards
Group lifestyle clinics and fitness club
Using the power harnessed from facilitated group settings, The Lifestyle Clinic encourages patients to become more self-care aware in making positive lifestyle changes. Delivered by 8 practices from Leamington Primary Care Network, The Lifestyle Clinic helps patients think about why and how they might make positive changes to their life through a series of weekly sessions which focus on 4 self-care areas: links between health and happiness, food and nutrition, behaviour change, and community and physical activity.
This programme was highly commended as part of the 2023 Self Care Innovation Awards.
Fedcap’s Health and Wellbeing Service
The benefits of work on the health of individuals is well known, but there are large numbers of people who do not feel able to work because of ill health. Employability provider Fedcap is helping to address this through a health and wellbeing service with a “Work First, Health Enabler” approach. Using evidence-based interventions, Fedcap supports people to overcome health barriers by equipping them with strategies to help them manage their condition. Fedcap’s programme has helped 1000s of people with self-care techniques.
This programme was highly commended as part of the 2023 Self Care Innovation Awards.
Don't Dismiss Young People with Eczema
The charity, Eczema Outreach Support wanted to make sure young people felt empowered, confident and knowledgeable in self-managing their condition. The charity set up an energetic Young Persons Panel to ensure that resources and services were co-produced and relevant.
This was shortlisted in the 2023 Self Care Innovation Awards.
Self-care advice for cancer patients
University College London Hospitals Macmillan Support and Information Service (UCLH MSIS) set up an initiative to support people going through chemotherapy to self-manage and self-care. Providing a host of resources and ensuring the service is equitable by supporting people with additional needs.
This was shortlisted in the 2023 Self Care Innovation Awards.
Personalised Care Plans in Community Nursing
Community nursing teams in Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust promoted independence using Personalised Care Plans, supporting and educating patients to self-care as well as using shared-care techniques.
This was shortlisted in the 2023 Self Care Innovation Awards.
M.E.E.T (Men, Exercise, Engage, Talk)
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity set up M.E.E.T. to address social exclusion and give men the opportunity to regularly meet up and share experiences and support one another.
This was shortlisted in the 2023 Self Care Innovation Awards.
C-Section Recovery Manual (Your Body Your Recovery)
Co-produced by 2 experienced midwives this resources aims to support women who birth by caesarean section to understand the facts to feel empowered and confident to self-manage their recovery.
This was shortlisted in the 2023 Self Care Innovation Awards.