self management uk transitions from a Community Interest Company to a Charity

self management uk has been delivering training programmes for people with long-term conditions for over 10 years. As market leader in self-management education and training we are at the forefront of innovation and development and are the only organisation in the country which helps Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and other NHS organisations plan, deliver and evaluate self-management interventions offering financial and healthcare benefits.

We have proven that patients attending our programmes can actively self-manage more effectively and thus use fewer NHS resources. Additionally patients we train are more empowered and in control of their own condition, thus have more productive and more concise engagements with healthcare professionals.

self management uk transitions from a CIC to a Charity, effective 1st June 2014.

There are many benefits to working with self management uk:

• You can be assured that everything we do is for public benefit
• Associating yourself with us will enhance your organisation’s reputation with a wide range of stakeholders, including employees, customers, communities and advocacy groups
• We are often best-placed to understand the needs of the UK’s increasingly diverse population and can often respond more flexibly and creatively than large public sector providers

self management uk is a non-profit making and non-political organisation whose values, processes and ethos are all focused on benefitting the public.

We have a strong team of hundreds of dedicated and highly trained tutors who associate themselves with self management uk as committed volunteers delivering our self-management courses using the most effective methodology – peer to peer training.

Our reputation of supporting Commissioners in reducing CCG spend through savings in healthcare professional time, A&E visits and a patient’s medicine usage is supported by a wide base of evidence allowing us to predict a typical Return on Investment of £2.24 for every £1.00 spent on self-management training.

We understand the pressures of the NHS resources, in terms of both money and time and our established team can manage the whole process of self-management education in a sustainable and professional manner, keeping the patient at the heart of what we do.

If you would like to learn more about self management uk and how we can help, contact us on [email protected] or visit our website, www.selfmanagementuk.org
Registered charity number: 1146727.

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Notes to Editors:

1. For further media information, please contact Sarah Massey, T: 03333 445 840;

M: 07500 039 696; E: [email protected]

2. self management uk is a charitable organisation, leading provider of self- management education, training and support. We have over 10 years’ experience working with patients, carers, healthcare professionals, clinicians and commissioners. We work with patients and carers to help them manage the day-to-day impact of living with a long-term condition. We collaborate with commissioners and clinicians to improve outcomes for patients with any long-term health conditions, including diabetes, arthritis, and COPD.