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Support for self care in general practice and urgent care settings: a baseline study

Published: 15/06/2006

A qualitative survey was carried out in general practice and urgent care settings to identify the barriers to supporting self care and also to assess the level of current self care support activity in these settings.

• Support for self care in general practice and urgent care settings: a baseline study

Supporting self care - a practical option: Diagnostic, monitoring and assistive tools, devices, technologies and equipment to support self care

Published: 21/04/2006

The report and summary report of a review of research on self care tools, devices and technologies.

• Self care devices, tools, technologies and equipment - with research evidence

Supporting people with long term conditions to self care: A guide to developing local strategies and good practice

Published: 24/02/2006

This guide explains how health and social care services can support people with long term conditions to self care through an integrated package which includes information, self monitoring devices, self care skills education and training and self care support networks.

• Supporting people with long term conditions to self care

Self care support: Baseline study of activity and development in self care support in PCTs and local areas

Published: 01/03/2005

The purpose of this study is to provide baseline data on self care support activity in PCTs and local communities. The report looks at individual local health economies to map the types, level and co-ordination of existing and planned self care support activity in these areas.

• Self care support: Baseline study of activity and development in self care support in PCTs and local areas

Public attitudes to self care - baseline survey

Finding of a survey of the English public to establish a baseline of public attitudes towards self care and their self care behaviours.

• Public Attitudes to Self Care - Baseline Survey, February 2005
• Public Attitudes to Self Care - Baseline Survey, February 2005: Executive summary

Practical examples of self care support

Published: 24/02/2005

This compendium describes a range of approaches to self care support across all the settings in the whole system of health and social care. The aim is to increase awareness of the wide scope of self care support; illustrate examples of innovative service and practice developments; identify where self care support might contribute to achieving NHS targets; and encourage wider uptake of self care support models.

• Self care support practical examples

Self care - A real choice: Self care support - A practical option

Published: 13/01/2005

Launched on 12 January 2005, this sets out the current position and is aimed at PCT, NHS Trust, SHA and social care management teams as well as health and social care professionals and practitioners.Its purpose is to provide information on the developing policy on support for self care and the reasons why it is important (the why); suggest what practical action can be taken by those delivering health and social care (the what); provide some ideas on how to support self care (the how). This communication benefited from consultation with a wide range of stakeholders in the care system.

• Self care - A real choice: Self care support - A practical option

Comments or suggestions

If you have any comments or suggestions on supporting self care, please contact the email address below.

This mailbox provides you with the opportunity to post your comments and suggestions. It is not a forum to raise queries, and you will not be able to receive a reply to any questions asked.

• email: selfcare@dh.gsi.gov.uk (opens new window)