Long Term Conditions

Alex Fox, CEO of Shared Lives Plus shares a simple solution to addressing the multiple needs of people with mental health issues.

Federico Moscogiuri has an extensive history of working in the charity sector in the UK. In this blog, he talks about the importance of care planning and having control over care in an emergency.

In this blog, Matina Loizou shares why people with long-term conditions should be entitled to free prescriptions.

parkrun UK supports local communities around the country to establish and coordinate free, weekly 5k events for people of all ages and abilities. The non-profit organisation is halfway through a three-year project that aims to encourage walking, jogging, running and volunteering amongst people with disabilities and long-term health conditions.

Ewan King shares learnings from SCIE's recent briefing on how to grow small-scale, community-led innovations to improve people’s lives.

Care navigators are ‘bridging’ roles in our communities. Find out how they are improving quality of life for older people on the Isle of Wight.

Sarah Berry from Crohn's and Colitis UK shares why the recent NHS 'low value medicines' consultation could have a detrimental effect on the wellbeing of people with long-term conditions.

Anya is based in Dorset and has lived experience of several long term health conditions. She worked as a self-management coach, supporting others to self-manage through one to one coaching and group courses, and is involved in local service evaluation, commissioning and development. In this blog post Anya reflects on her learnings from the Four Nations Self-management Summit.