The spokesperson said training in self-management skills for people with chronic asthma will be available over the next couple of years.

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Most experts agree that increasing patient engagement and improving self-management skills for chronic disease will greatly reduce healthcare inefficiencies, but right now, there are limited resources available to patients for around-the-clock guidance, available to answer the 3 a.m. questions.

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For global issues of time management, compensatory skills, and self-esteem, a professional educational therapist is best trained in counseling and learning theory.

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By people agility I mean possessing strong self-awareness, emotional intelligence, flexibility, conflict management, listening, and communications skills.

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"Through the Arthritis Care self-management programme and the Experts Patient Programme (EPP) we are helping people to develop these skills, " said Mr Ladyman.

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