Maximising capabilities and control

Empowering individuals to take control of their health is crucial. Learn about enhancing health literacy, self-efficacy, and personal agency.
If you’re new to health inequalities, start with the Base section. If you’re already familiar, explore the Climb or even the Summit for more advanced content.

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The Base
Beginner to health inequalities

The Climb
Know essentials of health inequalities

The Summit
Confident about health inequalities

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Being a patient

Patients Association explores language surrounding patients, the patient experience discourse, and potential improvements to the patient experience.

Improving mental health services for young people

Report from gov.uk explores how to promote, protect and improve children and young people’s mental health.

Involving people in their own health & care

NHS England gives guidance on what involving people in their care means, why it's important & how to involve them.

Keep on moving

The Centre for Ageing Better reports on understanding physical activity among 50-70 year olds and explores barriers & motivators to exercise.

Patient empowerment

Article from The Hong Kong Journal focusing on the shift from the biomedical model to patient empowerment model of care.

NHS ambition to provide person-centred care

NHS Long Term Plan: People will get more control over their own health & more personalised care when they need it.

Person-centred care made simple

Article from The Health Foundation on what everyone should know about person-centred care.

Personalisation for social workers in adults’ services

Social Care Institute for Excellence sets out a brief summary of the effect personalisation may have on social workers.

Physical activity: understanding inequalities

Evidence-based guidance from gov.uk for addressing inequalities in physical activity locally.

What does it mean to be an empowered patient?

The Patient Empowerment Network sets out seven essential components to ensure patient empowerment.

What happens to us when we feel powerless

The Huffington Post gives a good depiction of how essential control is for psychological wellbeing, using studies.