The Health Council of Canada, a government-funded independent national agency that reports on the progress of improvements to the national healthcare system of Canada, has released a report, Self-management support for Canadians with chronic health conditions: a focus for primary healthcare, which explores how helping patients to self-manage their conditions can improve health outcomes. Many patients struggle to self-manage, and could benefit from coaching, education and support given by healthcare providers. The report elaborates on how primary healthcare providers can better assume this support role for patients. The report emphasises that chronic disease costs Canada more than $90 billion a year in lost productivity and healthcare bills, and that patients with chronic conditions consume more healthcare resources and are hospitalised more often than many other types of patients.
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