{"id":618,"date":"2025-08-27T02:51:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T02:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.236.237.24\/?page_id=618"},"modified":"2026-06-03T08:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:43:22","slug":"patient-support-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhm.tn.gov.in\/ta\/patient-support-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Support Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"618\" class=\"elementor elementor-618\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df48e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2df48e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea6c894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-breadcrumbs-widget\" data-id=\"ea6c894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ul class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs hfe-breadcrumbs-show-home\"><li class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-item hfe-breadcrumbs-first\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-home-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nhm.tn.gov.in\/ta\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-text\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8da15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b8da15\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb900c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efb900c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7acc748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7acc748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section\">\n\n<!-- HERO -->\n\n<div class=\"nhm-hero\">\n\n<div class=\"nhm-hero-content\">\n\n<div class=\"nhm-tag\">\nNon-Communicable Diseases (NCD)\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Patient Support Group (PSG)<\/h2>\n\n<p>\n<b>Patient Support Groups (PSG)<\/b> are a community-based initiative implemented in Tamil Nadu to strengthen prevention and management of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), particularly <b>Hypertension and Diabetes<\/b>, through collective engagement and peer support.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nPatient Support Groups enable individuals with NCDs to come together, share experiences, support each other in treatment adherence, and collectively address challenges in disease management.\n<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-hero-image\">\n\n<div class=\"nhm-highlight-stat\">\n<div class=\"big\">47<\/div>\nUHC Blocks Under Expansion\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- OVERVIEW -->\n\n<div class=\"nhm-banner\">\n\nPatient Support Groups promote community ownership of healthcare by creating a platform where individuals living with Hypertension and Diabetes can receive guidance, encouragement, and support from fellow members while improving treatment compliance and long-term disease management.\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- PROGRAMME OVERVIEW -->\n\n<h3>Programme Overview<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card-grid\">\n\n<div class=\"info-card\">\n<i class=\"dashicons dashicons-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n<h4>Pilot Launch<\/h4>\nInitiated as a pilot in <b>August 2019<\/b>.\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"info-card\">\n<i class=\"dashicons dashicons-location\"><\/i>\n<h4>Pilot Districts<\/h4>\nImplemented initially in <b>Cuddalore, Villupuram and Virudhunagar<\/b>.\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"info-card\">\n<i class=\"dashicons dashicons-chart-area\"><\/i>\n<h4>State Expansion<\/h4>\nCurrently being expanded across all <b>47 UHC Blocks<\/b> in Tamil Nadu.\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"info-card\">\n<i class=\"dashicons dashicons-car\"><\/i>\n<h4>MMU Integration<\/h4>\nIntegrated with <b>Mobile Medical Units (MMU)<\/b> under the Hospital on Wheels programme.\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"info-card\">\n<i class=\"dashicons dashicons-heart\"><\/i>\n<h4>Health &#038; Wellness Centres<\/h4>\nIn non-MMU villages, implemented through <b>Health &#038; Wellness Centres (HWCs)<\/b>.\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- KEY HIGHLIGHTS -->\n\n<div class=\"stat-grid\">\n\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n<strong>2019<\/strong>\nPilot Introduced\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n<strong>3<\/strong>\nPilot Districts\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n<strong>47<\/strong>\nUHC Blocks\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n<strong>NCD<\/strong>\nHypertension &#038; Diabetes Focus\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION -->\n\n<h3>Community Participation<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n\nThe success of PSGs is driven by <b>Women Health Volunteers (WHVs)<\/b> from Self-Help Group (SHG) networks, who act as the first point of contact at the household level for NCD screening and awareness.\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card-grid\">\n\n<div class=\"info-card\">\n<i class=\"dashicons dashicons-groups\"><\/i>\n<h4>PSG Facilitation<\/h4>\nWHVs facilitate PSG meetings and community engagement.\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"info-card\">\n<i class=\"dashicons dashicons-yes-alt\"><\/i>\n<h4>Treatment Compliance<\/h4>\nThey ensure continuous follow-up and promote treatment compliance.\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"info-card\">\n<i class=\"dashicons dashicons-admin-home\"><\/i>\n<h4>Community Connect<\/h4>\nTheir strong community connection enhances programme effectiveness.\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- IMPLEMENTATION MODEL -->\n\n<h3>Implementation Model<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"nhm-section-alt\">\n\n<div class=\"hmis-process\">\n\n<div class=\"hmis-process-step\">\n<strong>Screening<\/strong>\nCommunity-level NCD identification\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hmis-process-step\">\n<strong>Enrollment<\/strong>\nPatients join support groups\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hmis-process-step\">\n<strong>Peer Support<\/strong>\nRegular interaction and motivation\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hmis-process-step\">\n<strong>Follow-up<\/strong>\nTreatment adherence monitoring\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hmis-process-step\">\n<strong>Better Outcomes<\/strong>\nImproved disease management\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- IMPACT -->\n\n<div class=\"nhm-banner\">\n\nPatient Support Groups strengthen community participation in healthcare delivery by empowering individuals with Hypertension and Diabetes to actively manage their conditions, improve treatment adherence, and build healthier communities through peer support and collective action.\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Patient Support Group (PSG) Patient Support Groups (PSG) are a community-based initiative implemented in Tamil Nadu to strengthen prevention and management of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), particularly Hypertension and Diabetes, through collective engagement and peer support. 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