Long Term Conditions

The NHS core customer

Thu, 14 June 2018

Don Redding

Who is the 'core customer' of the NHS? and what matters to them when accessing healthcare?

‘Difficult’ conversations: the bedrock of person-centred care

Thu, 7 June 2018

Natalie Koussa

In this blog, Natalie Koussa shares why it's important for people to have conversations about care and treatment plans at the end of life.

Genuine Simplicity

Thu, 31 May 2018

Alex Fox

Alex Fox, CEO of Shared Lives Plus shares a simple solution to addressing the multiple needs of people with mental health issues.

Recent research from Dimensions shows that people with learning disabilities and autism have a poor experience of primary care. In this blog, Duncan Bell shares some of the findings from the research and how you can get involved with the #MyGPandMe campaign.

Person-centred, coordinated care: it’s just as important in an emergency

Wed, 25 April 2018

Federico Moscogiuri

Federico Moscogiuri has an extensive history of working in the charity sector in the UK. In this blog, he talks about the importance of care planning and having control over care in an emergency.

End prescription charges for people with long-term conditions

Tue, 3 April 2018

Matina Loizou

In this blog, Matina Loizou shares why people with long-term conditions should be entitled to free prescriptions.

parkrun: lifestyle medicine for people with long term conditions

Mon, 26 February 2018

Chrissie Wellington

parkrun UK supports local communities around the country to establish and coordinate free, weekly 5k events for people of all ages and abilities. The non-profit organisation is halfway through a three-year project that aims to encourage walking, jogging, running and volunteering amongst people with disabilities and long-term health conditions.

A better health and care system is possible if we scale up innovations that work

Tue, 16 January 2018

Ewan King

Ewan King shares learnings from SCIE's recent briefing on how to grow small-scale, community-led innovations to improve people’s lives.

Loneliness is a human tragedy

Wed, 10 January 2018

Curtis-James Marshall

CJ Marshall MCIPR is Senior Public Affairs and Media Officer Future Care Capital, a national charity committed to engaging, educating and involving every generation in the development and delivery of unified health and care provision.