Take care

There's a week for everything, and from 14th to 20th November it's National Self Care Week. This year's campaign is being run in partnership with the Self Care Forum.
Meanwhile, here's an update of recently published work on self management:
The crucial role of information in supporting self care is examined in a review of how self management is applied in conditions like heart disease and kidney disease. Another review looks at evidence for patient self-management and access to healthcare services for ethnic minority groups living with diabetes. The British Journal of Cardiac Nursing offers a descriptive study of self management behaviours amongst patients with heart failure in Scotland. A qualititative study of primary care practices in the north of England assesses how self management issues are handled in general practice consultations where computer based disease management templates are also used.