Improving Chronic Disease Management
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The increased incidence of chronic diseases and conditions presents a huge challenge not just to the NHS but worldwide. Chronic diseases are those that can only be controlled and not, at present, cured. They include diabetes, asthma, arthritis, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dementia and a range of disabling neurological conditions. Living with a chronic disease has a significant impact on a person’s quality of life and on their family. The incidence of such diseases increases with age. Many older people are living with more than one chronic condition and this means that they face particular challenges, both medical and social. The care of people with chronic conditions also consumes a large proportion of health and social care resources. People with chronic conditions are significantly more likely to see their GP (accounting for about 80% of GP consultations), to be admitted as inpatients, and to use more inpatient days than those without such conditions. The World Health Organisation has identified that such conditions will be the leading cause of disability by 2020 and that, if not successfully managed, will become the most expensive problem for health care systems.
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