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ANYONE living in Upton who suffers from a long term illness is being offered the chance to become an Expert Patient'.

Expert Patient Programmes are run across the country, helping adults who live with long term conditions to manage their conditions, build on their own individual coping skills, and improve their quality of life.

Worcestershire Primary Care Trust is planning to run two free courses at the new Upton Surgery, in Tunnel Hill, starting in June. The courses comprise a two-and-a-half hour session once a week, on either Mondays or Thursdays, for six weeks, and are run entirely by trained volunteers who themselves have a long term condition.

They are aimed at people with a wide variety of illnesses, including asthma, MS, diabetes, arthritis, Parkinson's or chronic lung disease.

Volunteer Tutor Sally Harvey said: "I would urge people with a long term condition to consider undertaking this course.

"I did it about two-and-a-half years ago and my life has been transformed. Before I found it difficult to go outside and get in my car let alone drive it - I now travel all over Worcestershire as a volunteer tutor and have a new lease of life."

The courses will run from 10.30am-1pm on Mondays, June 23-July 28 and Thursdays, June 26-July 31. Places are limited and can be booked by calling Annette Jaep on 01527 507055.

2:40pm Tuesday 13th May 2008

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