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Julie recently completed a self-management course in Southwark. Her action plan on week 1 was to start writing again. She joined a creative writing group, and the poem below was her first piece of work. She is now running the group. This all happened in a 7 weeks - 7 weeks of confidence building, empowering, listening and passing on self-management skills. We are so proud of Julie and all of the other ladies on the course. Well done!

Who am I?

I am Julie.

I am that child who was neglected and abused.

I referred myself to the self-management course in 2014 because I was struggling to live with my long term conditions, most notably depression and hypothyroidism.

As the course progressed, I found that I was beginning to feel more confident and I felt better as I started to use many of the skills we discussed on the course.

On the back of the Government report “Health at work – an independent review of sickness absence”, NICE are producing a set of guidelines for employers and employees on effective and cost-effective approaches which promote and protect the health of workers, see: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-phg58/resources/workplace-health-policies-and-approaches-to-support-employees-with-disabilities-and-longterm-conditi

self management uk have two roles available:

Role 1: Sales Manager – Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)

Location: M62 corridor (Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, up to border)

Salary c£30k-£38½k (pro rata) + benefits

Contract: Permanent, Full Time or Part Time

Role 2: Sales Manager – Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)