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.

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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.

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Weekly sessions cover a range of topics including:

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• Managing symptoms

• Dealing with pain and tiredness

• Coping with feelings of depression and anxiety

• Healthy eating

• Exercise

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• Managing stress

• Planning for the future

• Communicating with family, friends and health care
  professionals

• Finding other health services in the community