LGOWIT (Let’s Get On With It Together) is a project managed by a partnership of public, private and third sector (voluntary) organisations and is hosted by the Highland Third Sector Interface. LGOWIT has been active for ten years, promoting and supporting the vision of Self Management of health for those living with long-term conditions.
In broad terms, self management encourages and supports individuals to take greater responsibility for their own health and wellbeing and seek to live life to its full potential. It is about forging an equal partnership between the individual, health and other professionals and the community around them, to the mutual benefit of all.
What we do:
This is how we have engaged with and supported people with long term health conditions in Highland in the past:
The training programmes are led by our 22 trained volunteers, who themselves have long term conditions. We find that this facilitates greater understanding and cohesion within the training workshops
Self Management Forums
Self Management Toolkit and Wellbeing Plan
We have 5 community networkers across Highland
eLearning Modules and development
The LGOWIT project has been funded by the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (The Alliance), and partners with NHS Highland, University of the Highlands and Islands, Versus Arthritis, Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland, Highland Council, Connected Carers, and is hosted by the Highland Third Sector Interface.
The funding from The Alliance allows LGOWIT to provide services throughout Highland. LGOWIT are looking for further opportunities to provide our services particularly our online resources outside of the geographical area of Highland alone.
Demonstrations of our online resources can be provided by contacting Sodi Kakouris; lgowitel@highlandtsi.org.uk
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