89. The commitments in this chapter set out a starting point for ensuring that the NHS is as well placed to meet demand for health as it is for meeting demand for treatment. It puts in place the foundations for:
- national and local NHS service planning and commissioning arrangements which recognise the needs of all parts of the population and develop services to focus improvement in areas with the worst health outcomes;
- a comprehensive, accessible and high-quality set of health improvement services available in all communities;
- new models of contracting for primary care will mean easier access to health improvement advice especially for those who find it hardest to obtain this now;
- all NHS staff being able to give appropriate advice on basic health and lifestyle issues, promoting physical and mental wellbeing;
- linking health improvement advice to routine clinical practice;
- access to high-quality NHS Stop Smoking Services in all areas;
- the NHS offering real practical support on healthy eating, exercise, weight gain, clinical treatment for obesity, and a strong focus - with partner organisations - on prevention;
- accessible sexual health services delivered in both community and hospital settings; . chlamydia screening available across England by March 2007;
- 48-hour access to a GUM clinic by 2008; and
- NHS health professionals able to identify problems with alcohol and provide brief interventions in A&E settings.
