What is Supported Self Management
Supported Self-management is about working in partnership with your healthcare team, family, friends and work colleagues to manage your symptoms and conditions.
I have had long term health conditions most of my life. I’m 72 as I write this and I have been living with long term health conditions, all my life.
Over the years, in one way or another I have had to adapt and manage them.
The long-term health condition I got stuck on was pain and I lost 7yrs of my life to it. I needed some extra help and in 1996 I got myself on a pain management programme in London, called INPUT. The programme gave me the life-long skills, tools and most importantly the confidence to get back on track. Since 1997, I’ve not had to take any pain medication.
The Self Management Toolkit isn’t supposed to be the last word in self-management, but just to get you started. Self-management is all about taking action, getting you back in the driving seat and on with your life, in spite of your conditions.
Is self-managing a long-term health condition easy? Well it’s like most things, you have to work at it. I’m not an academic guy, but if I can do it, then I know others can as well.
Here is a short video I speak about my pain journey and recovery.
Here is the link to all the different Toolkits.
Future up-and-coming event - 25th April 2026 1st International Supported Self Management - Online Conference
For more information and how to book, please click here
Inn 2026, we are planning to include courses for people with long term health condition and healthcare providers who support them.
