Register your interest in the HSE's free Living Well online workshops today. The Living Well Programme supports you to develop skills which will help you to live well with a long-term health condition.
What is the Living Well Programme?
Living Well is a free group self-management programme. Self-management is what a person does every day to manage their long-term health condition. This may include making choices to improve your health such as becoming more active, eating more healthily and stopping smoking. It may also include more complex tasks such as taking medication, monitoring your symptoms, coping with the emotional aspects of the condition and communicating with healthcare professionals.
Living with a long-term health condition can be challenging but may be especially so during Covid 19. The Living Well programme supports you to develop the skills which will help you to live well with a long-term health condition(s). The Living Well programme has proven to be effective in helping people to manage their health conditions better.
What does Living Well involve?
- Living Well is a group programme which runs online for six weeks. There is one workshop a week which lasts 2.5 hours
- Two trained facilitators run the workshops each week. At least one of the facilitators lives with a long-term health condition
- People taking part in the workshops may have the same health condition(s) as you. Others will have different health conditions. There will be up to ten people taking part in the group
- The workshops are delivered in a relaxed and friendly way so that all participants can learn from each other. You can also share experiences of living with your condition(s)
- Each person who takes part gets a book about self-management.
- The Living Well programme is not suitable for people with significant memory or learning difficulties
Who is Living Well for?
Living Well is for adults 18 years and over. It is suitable for you if you are:
- living with one or more long-term health conditions (click here for a list of examples)
- caring for someone with a long-term health condition
What is covered each week?
A key part of Living Well is setting goals that you want to achieve. Each week you learn how to reach these goals by making an action plan. You also get support from the group to problem solve.
In addition, the following are covered over the 6 weeks:
| Week 1 | Using your mind to manage symptoms Fatigue and getting a good night’s sleep Introduction to action plans |
| Week 2 | Dealing with difficult emotions Physical activity, exercise, preventing falls |
| Week 3 | Decision making Pain management Healthy eating |
| Week 4 | Breathing techniques Reading food labels Communicating skills |
| Week 5 | Medication management Positive thinking, dealing with low mood and feelings of depression |
| Week 6 | Making informed treatment decisions Planning for the future |
How do I register?
If you are interested in taking part in this programme or would like more information, please contact your local Living Well Team. They will make contact with you and let you know about the next available programme.
| CHO | Areas Covered | For more information or to book a place, contact |
| CHO 1 | Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan | Martina: 087 331 4159 Email: martinablakeqol@outlook.ie
Helen: 087 396 4307 Email: helenodriscollqol@outlook.ie |
| CHO 2 | Mayo, Galway, Roscommon | Liam Gildea: 087 349 0393 Email: liam.gildea@mayocil.ie |
| CHO 4 | Cork Kerry | Michael Healy: 087 183 2648 |
| CHO 5 | Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, South Tipperary | Ciara Cross Lonney : 087 408 8325 |
| CHO 6 | Dublin South East, Dun Laoghaire, Wicklow | Triona McNamee 01 2683132 |
| CHO 7 | Dublin South, Kildare & West Wicklow Community Healthcare | Geraldine Cully |
| CHO 8 | Midlands Louth Meath | Aine McNamee |
| CHO 9 | Dublin North City and County | Leah Harrington: 087 365 4392 |
If your county is not listed above please contact the team closest to you.
Please note: Living Well has been provided in Ireland for many years under a variety of names including: ‘Quality of Life’ (Donegal), ‘Self Care to Wellness’ (Mayo & Roscommon), ‘Better Health Better Living’ (Beaumont Hospital) and Living Well with Arthritis (Arthritis Ireland) to name a few.
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