Self-management - moving from patient to person…..
What is the Expert Patients Programme?
The Expert Patients Programme (EPP) is an NHS self-management programme delivered by lay people for anyone living with any long term or chronic health condition(s). Groups of 8-16 participants, with a mix of conditions, meet over six weekly sessions and are led through a structured course by trained tutors who are also living with a long-term or chronic health condition.
Each session (lasting two and a half hours) looks at ways to manage the effects of their long-term conditions such as:
- Dealing with pain and extreme tiredness
- Coping with feelings of depression
- Relaxation techniques and exercise
- Healthy eating
- Communicating with family, friends and health professionals
- Planning for the future
The EPP course is FREE to anyone living with a long-term or
chronic
health condition.
For more information or to book your free place on the next
course
being run in your area, please contact:
Marilyn Edwards, EPP Course Co-ordinator, North Somerset PCT,
E mail – marilyn.edwards@nsomerset-pct.nhs.uk
Telephone 01275 546757 (Direct Line)
www.expertpatients.nhs.uk
 Expert Patients Programme fact Sheet.pdf | 65 Kb | 4/4/2007 |
| Expert Patients Programme flyer.pdf | 38 Kb | 4/4/2007 |
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