Coping sessions to help patients

A series of meetings for people with long-term illnesses gets under way in Worcestershire this month.

The Expert Patient scheme allows people with diseases to learn from others about how to live with the conditions, including arthritis and diabetes.

The scheme has been organised by Worcestershire Primary Care Trust.

Courses are planned for Evesham, Malvern, Bromsgrove, Redditch, Droitwich, Pershore and the Wyre Forest area.