Our Vision
Our Vision
Our mission is to empower people living with long-term conditions to have the confidence and self-management skills to live well with their condition or conditions and live better lives. We are committed to work with like-minded organisations to deliver a comprehensive service, minimising duplication of resources and working towards the common goal of better health outcomes and enhanced overall wellbeing for people living with long-term conditions through:
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Greater awareness, understanding and use of self-management tools
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Greater understanding of the value of preventive action
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Increased awareness and celebration of the value of peer support
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This approach allows us to focus on the common symptoms and impacts of long-term conditions, making our programmes accessible and relevant to as wide an audience as possible. We deliver a range of activities, education and support that aims to improve the practice and outcomes of self-management. We aim to
improve outcomes for people living with long-term health conditions and continue to shape the organisation’s focus via our members’ lived experiences.
Our Core Values
Support - Providing support through our Peer Support (Living Better) Groups and events throughout the Highlands. Bringing people together to help support each other.
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Educate – Provide training to people living with long-term conditions to enable them to self-manage. Education and promotion of the key points of self-management. We provide web based resources, giving access to activities available in local communities to support people to self-manage.
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Committed - Every event we organise, we are committed to giving the highest quality understanding to people’s needs and support them accordingly
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Promotion - To promote in all ways possible the value of self-management and it's integration in to the community​