Long Term Conditions

Approximately 20 million people in England, almost one in three of the population, suffer from a Long Term Condition.

Patients with Long Term Conditions are very intensive users of health care services using 50% of all GP appointments and 70% of all inpatient bed days.

The UK economy stands to lose £16 billion over the next 10 years through premature deaths due to heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

Current policy on Long Term Conditions (LTC) seeks to empower patients by giving them information and guidance about their condition. The generic LTC model places the emphasis on engaging the individual in making shared decisions about their care.

"Delivering improvements for patients with Long Term Condition isn't just about treating illness, it's about delivering personalised, responsive, holistic care in the full context of how patients live their lives”
David Colin-Thome, National Director for Primary Care & Medical Adviser

Health Intelligence offers a wide range of reports and programmes of care in support of the following Long Term Conditions:

• Diabetes
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Osteoporosis

Our LTC Dashboard reports all follow the same simple but effective reporting structure:

• Patients with established disease
• Patients “likely to have” the disease
• Patients at risk of developing the disease (Primary Prevention)
• Optimal Management Index - Gaps in patients care (using NSF and NICE guidance)
• Health Inequalities
• Acute and Community Activity
• Medicines Management
• Data Quality
• Personalised Health Plans – “No decision about me without me”