The Advanced Development Programme aims to give health professionals an opportunity to enhance and develop their knowledge and skills in supporting patients living with long-term conditions to self-manage and make successful behaviour changes. Tips and techniques for collaborative working and successful care planning are gained on the course.

The benefits of attending:

• More confidence in supporting patients to self-manage
• Higher job satisfaction
• More productive consultations
• Able to have difficult conversations in an effective and collaborative way

The programme consists of nine hours of training, divided into three three-hour sessions, the dates of upcoming sessions are provided below. Training is delivered by a healthcare professional and a lay tutor (i.e. someone who has experience of self-management).

Who is it for?

The programme is free to healthcare professionals working in Islington and Haringey.

How to take part

• You need the approval of your manager to commit to the three sessions
• Your job role must involve conducting one-to-one consultations with patients/clients who live with long-term conditions
• You must be able to attend all three sessions
• Be open to learning new skills and referring eligible patients to relevant self-management programmes

ADP 1 Session dates

• Session 1: Tuesday 18 April
• Session 2: Tuesday 16 May
• Session 3: Tuesday 13 June

For further information, contact whh-tr.selfmanagementsupport@nhs.net