title: Running a group.
abstract: Self-help groups, e.g. for breast-feeding support or postnatal depression, can be an effective resource for clients. They can also be an effective use of professionals'time in primary care. A health visitor offers practical suggestions for starting and guiding a new group, including the need for professionals to think creatively and flexibly about group structures. The advice is to keep these simple, audit regularly and allow the groups to evolve.
authors.affiliation: Herefordshire Primary Care Trust.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Terry
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006801:Humans; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D006113:United Kingdom