Useful Resources of Information

 
Here is a list of leaflets and posters available to support self care that can be displayed or handed out during Self Care Week.
 
Posters for download:

• A4 poster – Practising self care week
• A4 empty belly poster for space to signpost – Practising self care week
• A4 poster – Can the pharmacist help with your symptoms?
• Self care for minor ailments Haynes manual (for men)
• The Pain Toolkit

 
Other downloadable leaflets:

• RCGP’s Conjunctivitis Poster
• Medicine Cabinet poster
• Self Care Forum fact sheets
• Materials to support Antibiotic Awareness Day in England (Whilst this link takes you to the 2011 Antibiotics Awareness Day campaign material with posters and leaflets, these are not dated and so are still relevant to use.)
• Home care is best poster
• RCGP TARGET  antibiotics resources
• When should I worry-Booklet
• Sepsis factsheet

 
Helpful website links:

• Check your health condition and know what to do next
• For advice on managing your medicines, speak to your pharmacist
• NHS tips on how to live well
• NHS advice on long term conditions
• Self care advice
• Food, nutrition and healthy eating 
• Mental health services
• Care navigation
• 5 ways to wellbeing
• Be Well Glossop
• Be Well Tameside
• Change your life with art: Keeping well in mind and body is something we all aspire to. This resource shows you new ways to approach wellbeing, through learning to harness your natural creativity.
• Interactive self care learning resource from skills for care  New interactive self care learning resource helps social care staff to promote independence. 
  NHS – About health costs Ways of helping patients with their health costs.
• www.beatingtheblues.co.uk
• Self Care Forum’s link page