What is the aim of this toolkit?

There is a wide range of work that supports self care in Kirklees including local programmes. which serve to meet the needs of people with long term conditions and training for professionals to increase their skills.

The aim of this toolkit is to draw this information together and to act as a reference point for frontline staff to aid them to support patients to self care.

The toolkit will:

• co-ordinate information about the range of services and resources that can be used by professionals to support patients to self-care
• provide details of the referral process for each programme, giving the copy of the referral form where required

The range of suggested options is not exhaustive or exclusive - the intention is to share some of the approaches that are known to the Self Care Team, and that are successfully running in Kirklees.