Ongoing promotion of self care

The pandemic period saw increased focus on self care as a key pillar in promoting health and wellbeing. How can pharmacies help to maintain this momentum? Here are a few suggestions:

• Review your practice leaflet, posters, information leaflets or website to include enhanced self care messages
• Run educational events with the patient participation group at your local surgery or with local community groups to discuss how self care can be promoted or supported locally
• Check whether your ICS has resources that you could use to promote self care with your patients and customers
• Could you run a series of educational events for self care as part of a joint healthcare professional/patient group activity?
• Promote events and activities locally
• Identify ways to improve individual, team and organisational support for self care.

Further information

• NHS England – Social Prescribing
• The Social Prescribing Network
• Self Care Forum Factsheets