Last week I highlighted some of the work that Macmillan Cancer Support services provide for NHS patients and how their investment in increasing patient capacity for self-management will save NHS resources and improve patient care.
I received a number of comments pointing out that a wide range of patient groups have been investing in better capacity for self-management for some time. This is true, and I was not intending to say that Macmillan are alone in doing this work. I was highlighting Macmillan’s work on cancer because there will be those who believe that improving capacity for self-management can only be depended upon to improve the value of NHS services for non-life-threatening conditions. I have been in discussions where people have made this point.
