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Self-Compassion: A Quiet Skill with Powerful Impact in Healthcare
Dr Raza is a GP, compassionate care advocate, and experienced communication skills expert who also works as an appraiser and mentor, supporting clinicians to develop empathy-led, reflective, and sustainable practice. Self-Compassion is often misunderstood as softness, yet in healthcare it is one of the most practical and sustainable skills we can develop. At its core, self-compassion
Say hello to our new ambassadors
We’re pleased to announce that more 40 health and care professionals have joined our ambassador programme, bringing total membership to 103. Each new ambassador adds to a growing network of experienced clinicians, academics and care leaders who share a commitment to making personalised care the standard, not the exception. The ambassador programme creates a practical
Why group clinics make personalised care more personal
Alisha Evans is a qualified Health and Wellbeing Coach and National Programme Manager at Experience Led Care. In her article, she discusses how group clinics can help people to feel more confident and in control of their health and care through peer support. Behaviour change is a fickle, complex beast. Anyone who has ever tried
Evaluating health and wellbeing coaching interventions
In our new expert blog – Kate Henry (Know Your Own Health), Kay Leedham-Green (Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London), and Austen El-Osta (Director of the Director of the Self-Care Academic Research Unit at Imperial College London) – explore three evidence-based measurements can be used to assess the impact of health and wellbeing coaching interventions.
Joint statement: Making the 3 NHS shifts a reality
A joint statement by the Patient Information Forum (PIF), Self-Care Forum and the Personalised Care Institute (PCI) says the 10-Year Plan risks failing without access to credible, personalised health information and advice. We found people are keen to take greater responsibility for their health but they consistently struggle to gain appropriate, personalised information and advice.
Improving personalised care for people with multiple health conditions
Professor Chris Salisbury is Emeritus Professor of Primary Health Care at the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol. Here he talks about how to provide more personalised care for people with multiple long-term conditions. The new GP contract requires primary care networks to identify groups of patients who are most likely