Living with a health condition can be challenging and people might feel low, frustrated or worried. The following resources are for people with health conditions and cover general areas such as keeping active, managing stress, adjusting to your health condition, as well as support tailored to specific conditions such as diabetes, heart failure or skin conditions.

A poster with a QR code to directly link to these resources is now available to use in clinical areas.

Self-Help Resources Poster

Our materials are free to download and use.

Living Well with a Long-Term Health Condition

This leaflet provides an overview of the ‘Living Well with a Long-Term Health Condition’ series.

The PDF version can be found here.
This leaflet provides information about keeping active when you have a long-term health condition.

The PDF version can be found here.
This leaflet provides information on how to manage anxiety and worry when living with a long-term health condition.

The PDF version can be found here.
This leaflet contains information that might help you to better understand your sleep and how to take steps to improve it.

The PDF version can be found here.
This leaflet provides information on problem solving, including an overview of the ‘problem-solving cycle’.

The PDF version can be found here.
This leaflet provides information on the power of thoughts and how you can make your thoughts work for you.

The PDF version can be found here.
This leaflet goes into detail on some of the kinds of psychological help that is available to you, and where you might be able to find it.

The PDF version can be found here.

 

This leaflet provides information on the mind-body link, and how thoughts and feelings can influence physical symptoms.

The PDF version can be found here.
This leaflet provides information on Low Mood and Depression, including how to recognise it and where you can access help.

The PDF version can be found here.

 

Cardiology

A booklet explaining about breathlessness and anxiety in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Overcoming needle phobia for people with Adult Congenital Heart Disease
A booklet for people living with the effects of endocarditis

 

Cancer

A booklet for people who have been diagnosed with a Neuro-Endocrine Tumour
A booklet for people with cancer to help manage the emotional effects
A fact sheet for people with cancer on coping with fatigue

Chronic Pain

A leaflet explaining the connection between pain and the brain
A toolkit with tips and skills to support chronic pain management
Three mindfulness meditation tracks to support pain management

Dementia

A webpage to help people with dementia stay fit and healthy
A webpage to help people with dementia prepare for changes to relationships
A webpage for those with dementia experiencing confusion due to a urinary tract infection

Dermatology

A booklet for those that would like to reduce scratching

 

A booklet for people who have been diagnosed with Hidradenitis Suppurativa

 

A booklet to support those coping with psoriasis
A booklet for people living with vulvodynia

 

A booklet to support people who experience itching
 
A guided mindful meditation for people with HS
A guided mindful meditation for people with psoriasis
A guided mindful meditation for people who experience itching

Dental

A booklet for people diagnosed with a chronic orofacial pain condition

Diabetes

A guide for people with diabetes on managing their condition at work
A guide for people coping with anxiety disorder and diabetes
A guide for people with diabetes who have a fear of hypos (hypoglycaemia)
Easy read diabetes resources for individuals with learning disabilities
A guide for people coping with depression and diabetes
A guide for people with diabetes who are anxious about starting insulin
A guide to support people adjusting to a diabetes diagnosis
A guide for people coping with eating disorders and diabetes

Epilepsy

A guide for people with epilepsy on improving wellbeing
A guide containing tips on lifestyle modification to help manage epilepsy
A free course on managing epilepsy and improving wellbeing

Gastroenterology

A fact sheet about the interaction between inflammatory bowel disease and emotional factors
A guide on living with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis
A booklet for those diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome

HIV/AIDS

A webpage on how to overcome low self-esteem following HIV diagnosis
A webpage for people with HIV/AIDS who want to improve their sleeping pattern
A leaflet on how to cope with stress and HIV/AIDS
A leaflet on how to take care of your mental health as someone who has HIV/AIDS

Liver

A guide for people diagnosed with hepatic encephalopathy
A guide for people with liver disease

Orthopaedics

A booklet for people coping with the stress and worries of limb reconstruction
A booklet to support those undergoing limb reconstruction
A booklet for people living with the effects of limb reconstruction
A booklet for people coping with limb reconstruction after an accident

 

Parkinson’s Disease

A mindfulness toolkit for people with Parkinson’s disease
A guide to support people coping with anxiety and Parkinson’s
A guide to support people coping with depression and Parkinson’s

Neurology

A booklet to support people diagnosed with MS

Respiratory

A booklet explaining breathlessness and anxiety

Rheumatology

A booklet to help people with rheumatological problems and those around them
A booklet for people living with a rheumatological condition
 

General Guided Mindfulness Meditations

Very short practice
Guided 4-minute mindful meditation
Five-minute mindfulness meditation in Spanish
Sitting 20 minutes
Sitting 40 minutes
Mindful walking
Mindful movement
Breathing space
Body scan