EPP (Expert Patients Programme)
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:
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Managing symptoms
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Dealing with pain and tiredness
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Coping with feelings of depression and anxiety
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Healthy eating
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Exercise
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Managing stress
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Planning for the future
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Communicating with family, friends and health care
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Finding other health services in the community
Croydon's Community Hubs
Community Hubs, set up in each of Croydon’s six localities, will provide more local and accessible pathways for people into social support networks, community-led activities and specialist voluntary and statutory services. They are located in existing Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) venues that are known and accessible to local residents and are open regularly on a set day and time.
Residents are encouraged to ‘drop-in’ to Community Hubs as part of the early intervention, preventative approach being used across the localities.
Residents are offered the opportunity to speak to different members of the Community Hub team to establish a person’s talents, strengths and what and who is important to them as well as exploring the person’s community connections. Residents are supported to identify their own outcomes and Action Plans are developed to achieve these outcomes.
Over time, further Community Hubs will be set up in each of the localities so that the different communities within the locality, each with their own unique characteristics, will be more effectively served by a Hub that is even ‘closer to home’.
Brigstock Road Community Hub
(Every Mondays between 10am-1pm)
Scratchley Hall
83 Brigstock Road
Thornton Heath
CR7 7JH
We are based in the heart of Thornton Heath, at Age UK Croydon, Scratchley Hall, opposite Thornton Heath library. Drop-in to see one of our team, which includes staff from the Croydon Council Housing team, Age UK and the DWP, for support and information for yourself or family & friends. This is a confidential service, where you can come along to take part in informative sessions, get some support or simply to have a cup of tea and a chat.
Email: communityhub@arccltd.com
His Grace Croydon North East Community Hub
Every Tuesday 1pm-4pm
His Grace Evangelical Outreach
His Grace House
80-82 Beaulah Road
Thronton Heath
Croydon, CR7 8JF
Book an appointment or drop in to have a chat to discuss issues including health and wellbeing, housing, employment and benefit support. Reaching Croydon residents in Upper Norwood, Thornton Heath and South Norwood.
Contact information:
Tel: 07946 546 507
Other Community Hubs
Fieldway Community Hub
Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month 10am-12.30pm
The Family Centre
Field way
CR0 0AZ
james.moore@cvalive.org.uk | 07943 382 193
New Addington Pathfinders Community Hub
Wednesdays between 10.30am -1.30pm
120 Central Parade
New Addington
CR0 0JW
james.moore@cvalive.org.uk | 07943 382 193