Health and wellbeing support for people living with long term health conditions
- Area of Work: The ALLIANCE
- Type: News Item
- Published: 15th July 2022
Thistle are running a 10 week lifestyle management course for people living with long term health conditions.
From 20 July, Thistle will be running a 10 week lifestyle management course for people living with long term health conditions, which includes Long Covid, and/or people facing challenging life situations.
This online course takes place over Zoom and lasts approximately three hours. It provides people with a range of tools to support them with learning how to self-manage their individual situation and get back in control.
Thistle have also developed a range of wellbeing support that can be tailored to the individual, including:
- 1-2-1 wellbeing coaching over the phone or online
- Support to develop personalised wellbeing plans
- Online mindfulness courses
- Social prescribing and peer support.
You can refer people for these courses using a referral form (this link will take you away from our website).
People can also self-refer by contacting referrals@thistle.org.uk or on 0131 661 3366.
More information for people looking for support can be found in Thistle’s wellbeing support information leaflet (this link will take you away from our website) and lifestyle management course information leaflet (this link will take you away from our website).
About Thistle
Over the last year and a half Thistle has been providing Scotland-wide wellbeing and self management support to people living with long term health conditions.
Thistle have over 15 years of experience and our Scotland-wide programme of support has received some really positive feedback from referrers, “I can see the advantage of your service. It’s massive to my service, so productive.” (NHS Specialist Nurse referrer).
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