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Abstract
The role of the health professional in supporting self care
Ruth Chambers
It is widely believed that patients who adopt self care practices, will reduce demand on general practitioners (GPs) and other providers of healthcare as a whole. The evidence base that justifies self care is wideranging,but robust evidence of the cost-effectiveness of increased self care by patients is awaited, in terms of better health outcomes for patients, more appropriateconsultations with the healthcare team, and savings on providing healthcare.
