Chronic Illnesses: Health Services
Commons · Question 18764 · Tabled 9 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Julia Buckley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that measures to improve the management of long-term conditions are included within the NHS 10 year plan.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 12 Dec 2024
The number of individuals living with long term conditions is expected to rise significantly over the next decade. Currently, the National Health Service operates a model focused on treating acute episodes, organised around fragmented services rather than...