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Publications and policy guidance

A comprehensive list of publications and policy guidance relating to support for people living with long term conditions.

Raising the profile of long term conditions care: A compendium of information

Published: 14 January 2008

This document updates the first compendium of information on LTCs, published in May 2004. It will further inform all those who are involved in both commissioning and providing care and support services for people with LTCs. It focuses on the outcomes that people with LTCs said they want from services and describes how more effective management of LTCs in a number of areas is delivering high-quality, personalised care.

Generic choice model for long term conditions

Published: 20 December 2007

Helping commissioners improve and personalise services and support for people with long term conditions.

The NHS in England: The operating framework for 2008/9

Published: 13 December 2007

The Operating Framework sets out a brief overview of the priorities for the NHS next year. It is accompanied by annexes (some part of the document, some virtual) which provide more detail on the priorities, how they are measured and how the new arrangements for managing the system will work.

Choice Matters

Published: 26 June 2007

An update on the implementation of patient choice in the NHS since it was introduced at the start of 2006, focusing on the experiences of patients and NHS staff.

Self care for people with long term conditions

Published: 28 November 2006

Information leaflet with case studies.

High impact changes for practice teams

Published: 20 September 2006

The NHS Institute's Primary Care/Long Term Conditions Team have jointly produced with the Improvement Foundation a set of high impact changes for practice teams. The publication includes details of each change with case studies and tips on how to affect it.

Caring for people with long term conditions

Published: 24 April 2006

Gateway reference: 6353

This guide is designed to ensure that the education and training that practioners receive enables them to provide care that is more effective for people with long term conditions.

How a Community Matron can help you with your long term condition

Published: 1 February 2006

This leaflet explains how people with a serious long term condition or a complex range of conditions are now being offered the chance of support from a community matron - a senior nurse who will not only provide your nursing care, but will also plan and co-ordinate ways of meeting all your health and social care needs. The leaflet gives information on how people can benefit from the help of a community matron and who is eligible for it.

Supporting people with long term conditions to self care: A guide to developing local strategies and good practice

Published: 24 February 2006

Gateway reference: 5411

The guide explains how health and social care services can support people with long term conditions to self care through an integrated package which includes information, self monitoring devices, self care skills education and training and self care support networks.

Our health, our care, our say: a new direction for community services

Published: 30 January 2006

This White Paper sets a new direction for the whole health and social care system. It confirms the vision set out in the Department of Health Green Paper, Independence, Well-being and Choice. There will be a radical and sustained shift in the way in which services are delivered, ensuring that they are more personalised and that they fit into people's busy lives. We will give people a stronger voice so that they are the major drivers of service improvement.

Case management competences framework for the care of people with long term conditions

Published: 17 August 2005

This document and associated CD contain good practice guidance for developing community matrons and case managers workforce competences. The framework includes Skills for Health competences for the care of people with long term conditions and principles of application.

Supporting people with long term conditions: Liberating the talents of nurses who care for people with long term conditions

Published: 1 February 2005

Nurses play a central role in caring for people with long term conditions. This paper describes some of these roles and pays particular attention to the new clinical function of community matron.

NHS and Social Care Model

Published: 5 January 2005

The NHS and Social Care Model is a blueprint to support local NHS and social care organisations in improving local services for people with long term conditions. It draws on existing successes and innovations from the NHS and social care and international experience to help local health communities to develop a more integrated and systematic approach.

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