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Long-term (Neurological) Conditions NSF
The Long-term (Neurological) Conditions National Service Framework (NSF) was launched in March 2005. The NSF aims to transform the way health and social care services support people to live with long-term neurological conditions. Key themes are independent living, care planned around the needs and choices of the individual, easier, timely access to services and joint working across all agencies and disciplines involved. The principles of the NSF are also relevant to service development for other long-term conditions. This NSF is a key tool for delivering the government's strategy to support people with long-term conditions outlined in the White Paper Our health, our care, our say and the NHS Improvement Plan: Putting People at the Heart of Public Services. It applies to health and social services working with local agencies involved in supporting people to live independently, such as providers of transport, housing, employment, education, benefits and pensions.
What's new
6 May 2008
This document is the product of collaboration between DH, Care Service Improvement Partnership (CSIP) and the Third sector, and gives an overview of resources, tools and initiatives that are/will be available to support local implementation of the NSF.
22 November 2007
The Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) has produced the 10 Quick Wins poster and leaflet, which are key tools in implementing the NSF for Long-term Conditions. They focus on high priority and high impact areas where services can be improved without the need for additional funding and resources.
Background information
On this page you will find background on the long-term conditions NSF and details of parliamentary activity related to the NSF.
Long-term conditions NSF publications
Please see below for links to the NSF for Long-term (Neurological) Conditions and supporting documents, including the Information Leaflet.
Implementation
On this page you will find information on a range of activity that is supporting implementation of the NSF for Long-term Conditions.
Community website
The NSF for Long-term (Neurological) Conditions Community website aims to help people with an interest in implementing the Long-Term Conditions NSF. It has three interlinked parts which work together to bring information about the NSF together in one place; to enable people to assess how they are doing, point them towards information and expertise to help them change and track their progress; and to allow a community of people with a common interest in long-term neurological conditions to work together, share ideas and knowledge and achieve more than they might as individuals.
Events and conferences
On this page you will find reports of recent Long-term (Neurological) Conditions NSF events and conferences and also information on forthcoming events which may be of interest to you.
NHS End of Life Care Programme
The NHS End of Life Care Programme commenced in November 2004 and the aims are to improve the quality of care at the end of life for all patients and enable more patients to live and die in the place of their choice.
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Supporting people with long term conditions
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.
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