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ADULTS living with a long-term illness are being invited to a meeting in Wribbenhall to find out more about free courses which could help them.

The Expert Patient Programme, which runs courses across Worcestershire, aims to help them manage their condition, build on their own individual coping skills and improve the quality of their lives.

It is aimed at people with a long-term illness, such as heart disease, diabetes, asthma, MS, arthritis, ME or Parkinson's and chronic lung disease.

Worcestershire Primary Care Trust is planning free courses at All Saints Church, Wribbenhall, consisting of two hours, 30 minutes, one day each week, for six weeks. The courses are run by volunteers who, themselves, have a long-term condition.

Research has shown that whatever the illness, the things patients have to deal with on a day-to-day basis are similar - tiredness, pain, lack of confidence and self-esteem.

The programme aims to tackle that by giving people self-help skills and the opportunity to share experiences within a small friendly group.

The course also complements traditional medical approaches, giving it the backing from healthcare professionals.

Sally Harvey, a volunteer tutor, said: "I would urge people with a long-term condition to consider undertaking this course. I did it about two and a half years ago and my life has been transformed.

"I found it difficult to go outside and get in my car, let alone drive it. I now travel all over Worcestershire as a volunteer tutor and have had a new lease of life. We limit the course to about 16 to 20 people at one time so that we can work individually with people within the group."

For more information or to book a place on a course, contact: Annette Jaep on 01527 507055. All bookings and interest are welcomed, as further courses are planned.

8:37am Wednesday 7th May 2008

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