What are the benefits of participating in the ADP?

Professionals can increase service user participation in the self-management of long-term conditions through:

• increased knowledge of the clinical evidence regarding the importance of self-management support
• increased skills in engaging service users in self-management
• increased ability to work with service user beliefs and emotions to improve confidence in using self-management

Clinicians can improve service user participation in each consultation, making use of skills to:

• explore knowledge, beliefs and emotions with service users about self management
• establish service user's self-management goals
• effectively follow up goals
• work collaboratively, encouraging service users to take a more active role in managing their health

What’s in it for you?

• More effective use of time, treating individuals more effectively
• Reduction in service demand
• Clearer understanding of the needs of the individual
• Shared healthcare professional/client responsibility for health with agreed goals
• Links with Quality and Outcomes Framework targets in primary care
• Supporting the recovery and social inclusion approach
• Complemented by the implementation of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
• Creating and being part of a centre of clinical excellence