The Self Management Partnership and Practice Programme, and everyone at the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland, would like to wish you and yours a very merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year.

Below, you can find links to our brief annual report as well as Sara, Marianne and Lara's summary of what has been an eventful year full of change and lots of opportunities to meet our network members across Scotland.

We hope to see you again soon in 2017! 

Self Management Partnership and Practice Programme Annual Report

A summary of the work of the Self Management Partnership and Practice programme including our development work, the Self Management Network Scotland, Self Management Week and the Self Management Awards 2016. Read more.

What's next for 2017?

Sara Redmond, Programme Manager 

Returning to work after ten months of maternity leave feels like a good opportunity to think back over the last two years of the Self Management Programme and Network. Read Sara's blog summing up her thoughts of our work so far and the plans for next year. Read more.

How time flies

Marianne Brennan, Development Officer

Just over six months ago I was welcomed into the Self Management Team here at the ALLIANCE and what a quick six months it’s been. As we’re approaching the end of the year I’ve had some time to reflect on all that’s happened and what my learning so far has been. Read more.

"Every day is a winding road"

Lara Murray, Network Officer 

Sheryl Crow sang “every day is a winding road” and, at times, it has seemed like that for me in 2016. That is in no way a complaint and I have been delighted to take the Self Management Network Scotland Roadshow to eight locations this year. I also know many people who travel much more than this for work but it has been a new experience for me this year. Read more.

Find out more about the Self Management Network Scotland on our website, twitter, by e-mail or by phone on 0141 404 0231 (ask for Lara, Sara or Marianne).