Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Ever since the NHS was created it has been dominated by two services - hospitals and GP care.
But if the health service is to thrive in the 21st Century that will have to change.
There will need to be a third pillar - the community service (or integrated care as it is known in the NHS).
The term covers services aimed at people with long-term conditions. They are the patients who need care as there is no cure.
It includes diabetes patients who need their treatment regimes closely monitored and regular foot and eye checks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21850949
But if the health service is to thrive in the 21st Century that will have to change.
There will need to be a third pillar - the community service (or integrated care as it is known in the NHS).
The term covers services aimed at people with long-term conditions. They are the patients who need care as there is no cure.
It includes diabetes patients who need their treatment regimes closely monitored and regular foot and eye checks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21850949
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