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Integrated Self Care in Family Practice

 

 

The College Surgery at the Culm Valley Integrated Centre for Health is a large family practice in new premises in Cullompton, near Exeter in Devon, England. SustainCare has been working at the Centre to develop a range of guides in the use of simple home remedies, and will be working with the Culm Valley Patient Group to engage the interests of those with most interest in learning how to manage their health at home.

The pilot project includes a new physic garden at the entrance to the practice, a featured herb in the lobby with associated take-home postcards, and future exhibits and activities, including those for children.

In January 2009 we embarked on an exciting new 2-year fully-funded project Integrated Self Care in Family Practice, to develop better ways to support patients in looking after themselves using simple home remedies and other accessible approaches. We will be working with the staff and patients at Culm Valley, with two universities and with a leading NHS practice in London. This work will be based in the communities of patients and with their help we plan to have innovative new ways to help people look after themselves and their families.

This will be a very exciting project. As it develops through 2009 we will update these pages.

 

 

 

College Surgery

Physic garden and Joey's blog

Café Sustain

 

 
 
 
 
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