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Long term conditions
This section of the site contains comprehensive information on long term conditions policy.
News, events, policy documents, non-clinical guidance, links and other resources can be accessed here.
Message from the National Director for Primary Care & Medical Adviser, David Colin-Thome
Dr David Colin-Thome
“Delivering improvements for people with long term conditions isn’t just about treating illness, it’s about delivering personalised, responsive, holistic care in the full context of how people live their lives.
Our journey to achieve this has started, our challenge is to continue to take it forward and the evidence compels us to do this.”
Ten things you need to know about long term conditions
There are 15.4 million people with a long term condition in England. Numbers are expected to rise due to an ageing population and certain lifestyle choices that people make. NHS and social care services need to be prepared and responsive to meet the challenges that this may pose.
To support this the Department of Health has developed a strategy for improving care for people with long term conditions which is described in Long Term Conditions Model.
Our aims
The DH Long Term Conditions team aim is to drive forward the impetus for health, social care and third sector organisations to focus on improving care and outcomes for people with long term conditions.
Long term conditions - related publications
This page contains a comprehensive list of publications publications and policy guidance relating to support for people living with long term conditions.
Long term conditions strategy
High level outcomes
The 5 key outcomes for people with Long Term Conditions
Long term conditions model
The NHS & Social Care Model for delivering personalised, systematic ongoing support for people living with Long term Conditions.
Long term conditions workstreams
The programmes we are implementing to improve the lives of people with long term conditions.
Local examples of good practice
Your health, your way - a guide to long term conditions and self care
Your health, your way – a guide to long term conditions and self care’ provides people with long term conditions the information they need about the choices, which should be available to them locally, to enable them to self care in partnership with health and social care professionals.
Contact us
We appreciate your feedback and would love to hear from you regarding your examples of good practice, or comments on any aspect of this site or the DH long term conditions policy.
The Long Term Conditions Team, Department of Health, Room 2N16 Quarry House, Leeds, LS2 7UE
0113 254 5930
Additional links
Related links
Raising the profile of long term conditions care: A compendium of information
This document updates the first compendium of information on LTCs, published in May 2004.
Disease management information tool
DMIT is a voluntary good practice tool that the NHS may wish to use to strengthen their approach to disease management.
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