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While self-management is part of practice guidelines, there is limited understanding of healthcare professionals' views on self-management and how patient self-management is supported and integrated in everyday clinical practice. This qualitative study explored healthcare professionals' perspectives on self-management in CKD, including current clinical practices and the requirements for providing effective self-management support.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a range of healthcare professionals working in the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. Topics explored perspectives and experiences of self-management support, lifestyle and education in practice. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis to analyse the data and report themes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Forty-two healthcare professionals were interviewed, and four overarching themes were identified. The themes reflected healthcare professionals' perceptions on CKD self-management, which were: (1) \u201cthe problem with the healthcare landscape in CKD self-management\u201d, (2) need for a personalised approach to CKD management, (3) how to improve self-\u00admanagement support resources, and (4) considerations to improve health equity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The healthcare professionals perceived that the healthcare structure within the NHS does not adequately support self-management, with a notable lack of accessible self-management resources, suggesting a need for evidence-based self-management interventions in CKD that are tailored responsively to individual needs. 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