National Self-Care Week (16 – 22 November 2026) is a UK-wide annual national awareness week that focuses on establishing support for self-care across communities, families and generations.
More needs to be done to support people to better look after their own, and their family’s health and wellbeing. Empowering individuals to self-care has many benefits for their short term and long-term health and this is important since people are living longer, but not always in good health.
Supporting people to take better care of their health also helps to manage demand on health services.
What is self-care and why is it good for people and the NHS? – Self-Care Forum