PIF director Sophie Randall has co-signed an open letter, published in the Times this week calling on the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barclay MP, to develop and implement a national self care strategy.
In October last year, the Self Care Strategy Group, which includes PIF and PIF members PAGB and the Self Care Forum, published a blueprint for self care in England which recommends:
Since its publication, the blueprint has been praised in Parliament by MPs and Peers from different political parties who have urged the Government to introduce a national self care strategy.
We hope the Government will take note of the sector’s calls and seize the opportunity to truly embed self care across the NHS.