Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
In both the NHS Five Year Forward View and Long Term Plan, self-care rightly gets a piece of the pie.
For instance, the former states that ‘many (but not all) people wish to be more informed and involved with their own care, challenging the traditional divide between patients and professionals, and offering opportunities for better health through increased prevention and supported self-care’. http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/al...ve-public-health-study-finds/20039049.article
Indeed, it’s argued that the future of a viable, affordable and efficient NHS depends on safely and effectively supporting and enabling increased levels of appropriate self-care for large cohorts of patients.
In its current form, the NHS simply isn’t clinically and financially viable, largely thanks to the ever-increasing demands and expenses it incurs. And while this is already overwhelming, it's likely to only increase with an ageing and expanding population, multi-morbidities following suit.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/views/blogs/how-we-are-promoting-pure-self-care/20039251.article
For instance, the former states that ‘many (but not all) people wish to be more informed and involved with their own care, challenging the traditional divide between patients and professionals, and offering opportunities for better health through increased prevention and supported self-care’. http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/al...ve-public-health-study-finds/20039049.article
Indeed, it’s argued that the future of a viable, affordable and efficient NHS depends on safely and effectively supporting and enabling increased levels of appropriate self-care for large cohorts of patients.
In its current form, the NHS simply isn’t clinically and financially viable, largely thanks to the ever-increasing demands and expenses it incurs. And while this is already overwhelming, it's likely to only increase with an ageing and expanding population, multi-morbidities following suit.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/views/blogs/how-we-are-promoting-pure-self-care/20039251.article