This blog was written by Austen El-Osta Director, Self-Care Academic Research Unit (SCARU), Imperial College London Personalised care has been firmly embedded in NHS policy for several years. Its principles are already widely endorsed, its language is familiar and its ambition, that care that starts with what matters to people, not just what is the […]
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
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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
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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.
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 The Personalised Care Institute (PCI) was honoured as a finalist in the Best Educational Programme for the NHS category at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2025. This recognition underscores PCI’s dedication to advancing healthcare education and fostering innovative collaborations within the NHS. The awards celebrate outstanding partnerships that enhance patient care and service delivery across
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This is a guest blog from Hannah Draboczy, on behalf of the Health Coaching Academy, a provider of PCI-accredited training. In her blog, Hannah outlines principles of health coaching and its role in personalised care, along with offering practical tips and case studies for integrating the approach in various settings. Despite its growing importance, many
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In this guest blog, Molly Kenyon, Peer Leader at West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, shares her experience of living with multiple long-term health conditions and the importance of shared decision making. I’m 68, and like most people my health isn’t perfect. Sometimes we cope so efficiently that a stranger meeting us might not notice. What
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This is a guest blog from Gemma Jolly, Head of Health and Wellbeing at the Reading Agency, on the charity’s ‘Reading Well Programme’. This programme is a national ‘Books on Prescription’ scheme, which provides people with recommended reading material to help them understand and manage their health and wellbeing. The Reading Agency In England, more
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This is a guest blog from Professor Fraser Birrell, Honorary of Lifestyle Medicine & Innovation, Newcastle University, Editor-in-Chief of Lifestyle Medicine, and Director of Science & Research, British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. In the blog, Fraser discusses the power of virtual group consultations to support the delivery of personalised care and some upcoming initiatives around
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This is a guest blog from Jacqui Graves, PCI Ambassador, Primary Care Cancer Care Nurse, Advisor for Macmillan Cancer Support and Trustee at Penny Brohn UK, on the relationship between human rights and the delivery of personalised care. Human rights can mean different things to different people and in different cultures and countries. Human rights
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