Self Care Week

Self Care Week (14-20 November 2022) is an annual national event that raises awareness of what everyone can do to improve their physical health and mental wellbeing. This year, the theme is Exercise Self Care for Life.

We are promoting the event organised by Self Care Forum, a charity which aims to empower and encourage everyone to make self care their everyday habit so we can live as healthily as possible.

Self Care Week is a perfect time to think about how we live and make small changes to improve our health and wellbeing. This could mean looking at what we eat or drink, how much exercise we do or how much sleep we are getting. It could also be about our work-life balance, because staying connected to our friends and family is vital for our wellbeing.

Knowing what to do and where to go for help is an important part of practising self care for life. Remember, it isn’t just the GP practice that can help, pharmacies are also health experts and can provide advice about all sorts of ailments as well as signposting you to the right place for additional health advice or treatment.

NHS 111 online can also be a good source of advice for health concerns that are not life-threatening. And the NHS website has lots of information on what steps to take to look after you and your family. The Self Care Forum also has some useful fact sheets on a wide range of ailments and illnesses from back pain and migraines to sinusitis and constipation.