Case Studies

The Borders Carers Centre Self Management project, Staying Afloat, was set up to support carers to find ways to look after themselves better

Mhairi and Joanne from LGOWIT in the Highlands speak about their experience of funding through the Self Management IMPACT Fund.

Patricia Clark from Carers Scotland speaks about their experience of funding through the Self Management IMPACT Fund.

Peer support is a great self management tool. Sharing experiences with others who have had similar journeys makes you feel less alone.

Self management is not just one particular technique of activity, it is a range of things, which together help me live better.

Once you have mastered self management, you can use that knowledge to take a lead in your own health care, accessing support when needed.

Grace’s aim is to make the place a more knowledgeable and accessible place for people living with long term conditions.

Listen to your body and accept you may need to adapt your life. Symptoms are often unique to you, try not to compare yourself to others.

Find out what is out there in your community, look for local activities to keep you busy and stop you from becoming isolated and lonely.

To be heard by a health professional is paramount in giving someone the confidence to self manage and actively seek peer support.

Routine medical checks are important and self management includes techniques to keep well along with managing a long term condition.

A case study focusing on Aberdeen Foyer's IMPACT project funded through the Transforming Self Management in Scotland Fund.

PAMIS have developed an exciting new resource for families caring for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

Michelle is a facilitator with the Lothian Bipolar Self Help Group. Below she shares her thoughts on self management and judging the awards.

Nicola Hansen is the General Manager at Roar Connections for Life. Below she shares her thoughts on self management and judging the awards.

Ann Wales is Decision Support Programme Manager in eHealth at the Scottish Government. Below she shares her thoughts on self management.

Deborah Slater, one of the judges in the Self Management Awards 2017 shares why she is looking forward to judging this year’s awards.

Kirsty Gibson is a Community Nurse, a face of the My Skills My Strength My Right to Work campaign and an all-round inspirational person.

Gentleman, scholar, acrobat, judge and Policy Lead for Self Management. Blythe Roberston shares his thoughts on judging the awards in 2017.

Summary of the Self Management Network Scotland Networking for Change event held in Glasgow on Thursday 27th April 2017.

Catherine Eadie talks about how Work 4 ME learned from being funded through the Self Management IMPACT Fund for two projects.

David Cameron from Waverley Care talks about having their self management programme funded by the Self Management IMPACT Fund.

John Cassidy from SCHW talks about what it was like to have a consortium approach funded by the Self Management IMPACT Fund.

Satya Dunning, Project Officer at RNIB's You Care Eye Care Project talks about their project funded by the Self Management IMPACT Fund.

Fiona Garrett from No Strings Attached (Scotland) talks about her experience of funding via the Self Management IMPACT Fund.