
The Expert Patients Programme (EPP) is a free course for anyone living with one, or more, long-term health condition in Croydon. The six-week course is designed to boost your health and wellbeing, find solutions to common problems and help you feel more confident to manage your condition.
The Expert Patients Programme complements the care and support you already receive from healthcare professionals and will make you aware of other services and resources available in your area.
Weekly sessions cover a range of topics including:
Managing symptoms
Dealing with pain and tiredness
Coping with feelings of depression and anxiety
Healthy eating
Exercise
Managing stress
Planning for the future
Communicating with family, friends and health care
professionals
Finding other health services in the community