What courses are available?

Your local health board run a range of self-management courses for people living with a long-term health condition/s. Please select your preferred location to find out which EPP courses are available in your area.  

Living with a Chronic Condition   

(also available in the workplace) 

This is a 6-week course consisting of one 2.5-hour session each week. It helps adults living with a long-term physical or mental health condition to maintain and improve their quality of life through self-management.  

Topics include positive thinking, managing daily activities, communication, relaxation, medication, physical activity, improving sleep, develop and maintain your own Self-Management care plan, working with your healthcare teams and problem solving.   

Living with Persistent Pain 

This is a 6-week course consisting of one 2.5-hour session each week. It helps adults living with chronic pain to maintain and improve their quality of life through self-management. 

Topics include understanding chronic pain, pacing and planning, improving sleep, fatigue management, weight management, dealing with difficult emotions and low mood, better breathing, stress management, physical activity, healthy eating, develop and maintain your own self-management care plan, problem solving, working with your healthcare teams and decision making. 

Cancer: Thriving and Surviving

This is a 6-week course consisting of one 2.5-hour session each week. It helps adults affected by cancer to maintain and improve their quality of life through self-management.  

Topics include pain and fatigue management, living with uncertainty, body changes, dealing with difficult emotions and low mood, improving sleep, making treatment decisions, physical activity, healthy eating, develop and maintain your own self-management care plan, working with your healthcare teams, problem solving and decision making.

Living with Long COVID 

This is a 6-week course consisting of one 2.5-hour session each week. It helps adults with long COVID or post viral symptoms, to maintain and improve their quality of life through self-management.   

Topics include pain and fatigue management, improving sleep, dealing with low mood and difficult emotions, preventing falls, better breathing, medication usage, physical activity, healthy eating, develop and maintain your own self-management care plan, problem solving and decision making. 

Caring for Me and You (Course for Carers) 

This is a 6-week course consisting of one 2.5-hour session each week. It helps adults who cares for someone with a long-term health condition to maintain and improve their quality of life through self-management.   

Topics include staying healthy, improving fatigue, improving sleep, accessing support, challenging behaviours, dealing with difficult thoughts and emotions, future planning and legal issues, relaxation, develop and maintain your own self-management care plan, problem solving and decision making.

Living with Type 2 Diabetes 

This is a 6-week course consisting of one 2.5-hour session each week. It helps adults living with type 2 diabetes to maintain and improve their quality of life through self-management.  

Topics include balancing your blood glucose, preventing complications, healthy eating, physical activity, foot care, medication usage, managing sick days, dealing with stress, low mood and difficult emotions, developing and maintaining your own self-management care plan, problem solving and decision making.

An Introduction to Self-Management 

This 3-hour introductory course helps adults living with a long term physical or mental health condition and carers, to maintain and improve their quality of life through self-management.  

Topics include positive thinking, managing daily activities, communication, relaxation, medication, physical activity, healthy eating, develop a SMART self-management care plan and problem solving.