Policy paper

Response to Health Select Committee’s report on long term conditions

Government response to the Health Select Committee’s report into the care, treatment and support of those with long term conditions.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 12 September 2014

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Government Response to the House of Commons Health Select Committe Report into Long-Term Conditions (web version)

Ref: ISBN 9781474110709, Cm. 8937

PDF, 460 KB, 23 pages

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Government Response to the House of Commons Health Select Committe Report into Long-Term Conditions (print version)

Ref: ISBN 9781474110693, Cm. 8937

PDF, 620 KB, 24 pages

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Details

The government’s response to the Health Select Committee’s report explains the measures in place to improve the care, support and treatment of those with long term conditions, including:

• improving personalised care and support, mainly through the house of care (HOC) approach
• guidance and tools for commissioners to implement and monitor HOC approach
• system changes to improve efficiency and patient outcomes

The response was produced by the government working alongside NHS England, Health Education England, Monitor and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

Published 12 September 2014