Expert Patients

The Expert Patient Programme (EPP) is a free
six-week course designed to help people living with a long-term health condition improve the quality of their lives.

The primary aim is not to talk about medical information, but to help people develop self-management skills needed to cope with daily life with a long-term illness. The programme tutors are all people who have long-term conditions themselves and have participated on the course, so they understand the difficulties people face.

The course is free, and is open to adults (over 18) who have a long-term condition such as diabetes, osteoarthritis, depression, chronic pain and asthma.

The course takes place over a six weekly sessions of two and a half hours each.

For further details about the benefits offered by the Expert Patients Programme, and how its designed to empower you, please click on this link: http://www.expertpatients.co.uk/

As the name implies, the Looking After Me course is about carers making time to look after their own health needs.  It aims to help them take control of the situation and make a difference to their life. 

The course currently looks at:

• Relaxation techniques
• Dealing with tiredness
• Healthy eating
• Coping with depression and stress
• Communicating with family, friends and professionals
• Services and support

Any carer taking part in a Looking After Me course will learn new skills to help them cope with their caring situation and develop the confidence to take more control of their life.

The courses are run by tutors who themselves have a long-term health condition and caring experience.

The Looking After Me course is a free course, run over a seven weekly sessions, each lasting two and a half hours. 

To book a place on the course, please contact Debbie Jenkins on 0151 296 7442.