By involving people and their carers in decisions about their health and care, evidence suggests we can: 1, 2, 3

  • Improve health, wellbeing and experiences for patients
  • Improve the quality of care
  • Improve efficiency / financial stability for the healthcare system through more efficient allocation of resources

Why supported self-management?

40% of people want to be more involved in decisions about their care; this situation has hardly changed in a decade 4,5

40% of people living with long-term conditions want more support to manage their health and wellbeing on a day-to-day basis 4,5