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.

A booklet for people coping with the stress and worries of living with health problems
A booklet for people with a restrictive health condition who would like to be more active
Support for managing with a health condition
A booklet for people who are worried about being a burden on others
Overcoming needle phobia
Helping you manage your health condition
A booklet for people who would like help managing the challenges of living with a health condition

 

A booklet about how physical activity can improve your mental health
Advice about adjusting to your health condition
A booklet looking at different ways to manage your physical symptoms and emotional wellbeing

 

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