Looking After Me: Evaluating a New Self-Management Course for Carers
September 2003 to August 2004
The NHS Expert Patients Programme (EPP) commissioned Acton Shapiro to work with them to develop, pilot and evaluate of a new Self Management Course for Carers (Looking After Me), based on the Chronic Disease Self Management Course being used in the EPP core course.
The project involved:
- Examining recent research and current thinking (nationally and internationally) about the use of self management techniques with carers
- Working with trainers and lay tutors from the Expert Patients Programme to adapt the Chronic Disease Self Management Course for use with carers
- Co-ordinating the piloting of the new course in two areas of the country
- Evaluating the pilot courses and making recommendations for further changes and the possible roll out of the course.
The report from the project was presented to the Expert Patients Programme Strategy Board and the recommendations from it informed the national roll out of the Looking After Me course and the Expert Carer Programme announced in the White Paper. |
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