Publication of Patient Education / Self Management Programmes for People with Long Term Conditions 2016/17

The Department of Health has today published Patient Education / Self Management Programmes for People with Long Term Conditions 2016/17.

This publication of annual figures relates to Patient Education / Self Management Programmes in Northern Ireland.

Key facts and figures:

• There were 41 patient education / self management programmes provided a total of 1,291¹ times with 12,910²,³ participants in 2016/17.
•  Programme frequency has increased by 42% when compared to 2015/16 (908). Participant numbers have decreased by 15% (2,282) in 2016/17²,³ when compared to 2015/16 (15,192).
•  Approximately 1 in 4 participants attended a diabetes type 2 specific programme with 17% and 15% of participants attending a programme for COPD and cardiac conditions respectively.
•  Of the 12,910²,³ participants, 77% were attending a patient education / self management programme delivered by the five HSC Trusts.
•  9,642 participants (75%) attended a programme that was statutory funded.

Notes to editors: 

1. This information was collated by Community Information Branch within the Department of Health.

2. Statistics detailed within the bulletin present information on patient education / self management programmes for long term conditions collected from Health & Social Care (HSC) Trusts and independent sector programme providers. It details information on the type, provision, frequency and Trust area of the programmes delivered during the year 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017.

3. This publication is available online.

4. Further information is available from:

Community Information Branch
Department of Health
Room 11
Annexe 2
Castle Buildings
Stormont
Belfast BT4 3SP

Tel: 028 9052 8134
E-mail 
Internet

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6. Footnotes:

¹The Belfast HSC Trust were unable to provide programme frequency figures for their CHOICE and PUMPS programmes therefore an estimated figure has been used.

² Alzheimer’s Society did not provide information for programmes that ran in the Belfast, Northern and South Eastern HSC Trusts during 2016/17. Programmes in these areas accounted for approximately 1,300 participants in 2015/16.

³ The Belfast HSC Trust did not provide information for cardiac rehabilitation programmes during 2016/17. During 2015/16 this programme accounted for approximately 570 participants.

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