Self Management Toolkit | Supported self-management tools

Who is self-management for?

“Welcome message from Pete Moore who lives in the UK. Please click here to watch. If you have a hearing impairment, please click on the closed caption link to follow (cc)

Welcome message from Keith Meldrum who lives in Canada

Keith has lived with persistent neuropathic pain since August of 1986, following a near fatal motor vehicle accident. In 2021 he was diagnosed with primary mitochondrial disease.

Keith is a keen blogger and here is a link to A Path Forward

Supported self-management is for people living with long term health conditions who could be struggling and want some simple ideas, to help them get back on track and in their driving seat.

See below these three questions below

Do you do more on good days and less on bad days?
Are you an overachiever, doing more than you have to?
Are you a people pleaser, finding it hard to say NO to others when you are asked to do things?

Did you answer yes to any of the three questions? If you did then the supported self management toolkit could be for you.

For Healthcare Providers

The Self-Management Toolkit supports the NHS England Supported self-management: Summary guide

Upcoming conferences

21st November 2026 cancer Supported Self Management - Online Worldwide Conference
20th February 2027 (21st February North America) 6th Pain Supported Self Management - Online World Conference #PSSMW27
3rd April 2027 2nd Supported Self Management - Online Worldwide Conference

What is supported self-management?

Supported self-management is about working in partnership with your healthcare team, family, friends and work colleagues to manage your symptoms and conditions.

I’m 72 as I write this and I have been living with long-term health conditions, all my life.

Over the years, in one way or another I have had to adapt and manage them.

The long-term health condition I got stuck on was pain and I lost 7years of my life to it. I needed some extra help and in 1996 I got myself on a pain management programme in London, called INPUT. The programme gave me the life-long skills, tools and most importantly the confidence to get back on track. Since 1997, I’ve not had to take any pain medication.

The self-management toolkit isn’t supposed to be the last word in self-management, but just to get you started. Self-management is all about taking action, getting you back in the driving seat and on with your life, in spite of your conditions.

Is self-managing a long-term health condition easy? Well it’s like most things, you have to work at it. I’m not an academic guy, but if I can do it, then I know others can as well.

Here is a short video I speak about my pain journey and recovery.

Here is the link to all the different Toolkits.

Future up-and-coming event - 25th April 2026 1st International Supported Self Management - Online Conference

For more information and how to book, please click here

In 2026, we are planning to include courses for people with long term health conditions and healthcare providers who support them.

If you are noticing any worsening symptoms especially in terms of chest pain and shortness of breath it is vital that you are medically assessed. If you have been medically cleared, then it is still appropriate to have support and to monitor symptoms.

Pain Toolkit Academy

The Pain Toolkit Academy offers courses for healthcareprofessionals as well as courses for people living with persistentpain.

To register and more information, please click here.

In 2026, we are planning to include courses for people with long term health condition and healthcare providers who support them.