
For further information about the Expert Patient programme in Cornwall, email our Expert Patient Programme Manager or call 07824 598 626.
You can also call Liskeard Community Hospital on 01579 373 500 and leave a message with reception.
The Expert Patient programme is a free programme which aims to:
The programme is being run for anyone in Cornwall living with a long-term health condition. The course is delivered over 6 weeks for no more than 2.5 hours, led by trained volunteer tutors with lived experience.
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“I feel in a much better place, my depression has lowered and I’m more communicative now. I’m more proactive, my outlook and emotions have improved. I feel more confident, more assertive, better equipped, and wiser. I have more self-awareness and a greater friendship circle. Life changing. In just 2 words: thank you.”
“The course has made a massive difference to me. I feel less isolated and have learned a huge number of skills to manage my condition. It also really helped with accepting the changes in my life, which has given me the energy to look ahead with optimism. I feel more hopeful and enabled. I literally knew nothing about my long-term health condition and now I know a lot more and, more importantly, I know where to find out whatever I need to know and learn how to be my own expert. And I have joined a WhatsApp group with the other participants from my course group, which is profoundly uplifting.”
“I’ve really appreciated meeting others who have the same symptoms as me, such as fatigue and brain fog. It’s the first time that I have been with people who truly understand. This alone has had a tremendous impact.”
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This course is delivered over 6 weeks for 2.5 hours, led by volunteer trainers with lived experience of cancer.
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Register your interest in our free carers course for people who have a long-term health condition and care for someone.
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The caring for me and you course is for anyone living with a long-term health condition and caring for someone living in Cornwall. The course is delivered over 6 weeks for 2.5 hours. It is led by trained volunteer tutors with lived experience.
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We do not currently have a caring for me and you course scheduled.
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The course is delivered over 6 weekly sessions of 2.5 hours each, led by volunteer trainers with lived experience of diabetes.
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The course is delivered over 6 weeks, twice a week for no more than 1 hour and 45 minutes with regular breaks, led by volunteer trainers with lived experience of a long-term health condition.
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We offer 1 to 1 support to enable everyone to access Teams.
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In this live Teams video, the team discuss the course content and the benefits of managing your own health with some useful tools from our course.