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| 'Joined up' plea on care strategy | 'Joined up' plea on care strategy |
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| Health officials, ministers and councils have been urged to establish a "joined-up" system of care for people with long-term illnesses. | Health officials, ministers and councils have been urged to establish a "joined-up" system of care for people with long-term illnesses. |
| A report by public sector watchdog Audit Scotland said care for people with chronic illnesses was improving. | A report by public sector watchdog Audit Scotland said care for people with chronic illnesses was improving. |
| However, it said a better understanding of the needs of Scotland's ageing population was urged. | However, it said a better understanding of the needs of Scotland's ageing population was urged. |
| The Scottish government said the findings would be useful in formulating future strategy. | The Scottish government said the findings would be useful in formulating future strategy. |
| An estimated one million people in Scotland suffer from ongoing health problems such as epilepsy and diabetes. | An estimated one million people in Scotland suffer from ongoing health problems such as epilepsy and diabetes. |
| The number of chronically ill patients is expected to rise significantly over the next 20 years due to Scotland's ageing population. | The number of chronically ill patients is expected to rise significantly over the next 20 years due to Scotland's ageing population. |
| The Scottish Executive, health boards and councils need to do more to make improvements nationwide and to create joined-up services Barbara HurstAudit Scotland | The Scottish Executive, health boards and councils need to do more to make improvements nationwide and to create joined-up services Barbara HurstAudit Scotland |
| Treatment for patients with some conditions is mainly hospital based but Audit Scotland report said health boards should redesign services and transfer resources from acute care centres to local community settings. | Treatment for patients with some conditions is mainly hospital based but Audit Scotland report said health boards should redesign services and transfer resources from acute care centres to local community settings. |
| It said a lack of information on costs and activity meant that decisions on the use of resources were currently being made with little evidence about what works for patients. | It said a lack of information on costs and activity meant that decisions on the use of resources were currently being made with little evidence about what works for patients. |
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| Barbara Hurst, director of public reporting for Audit Scotland, said: "Care for people with chronic illnesses is improving but there is more that the Scottish executive, the NHS and councils can do. | Barbara Hurst, director of public reporting for Audit Scotland, said: "Care for people with chronic illnesses is improving but there is more that the Scottish executive, the NHS and councils can do. |
| "The Scottish Executive, health boards and councils need to do more to make improvements nationwide and to create joined-up services. | "The Scottish Executive, health boards and councils need to do more to make improvements nationwide and to create joined-up services. |
| "The NHS and councils should try to get a better understanding of the true cost and the scale and types of activity in this area so they can better plan how to develop services and target resources." | "The NHS and councils should try to get a better understanding of the true cost and the scale and types of activity in this area so they can better plan how to develop services and target resources." |
| READ THE REPORT Managing long-term conditions [2MB] Most computers will open this document automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here | |
| A ministerial spokeswoman welcomed the report and said the need for more "joined-up working" between the Scottish government, NHS boards and local authorities was recognised. | A ministerial spokeswoman welcomed the report and said the need for more "joined-up working" between the Scottish government, NHS boards and local authorities was recognised. |
| She said: "This report will help shape the action plan being developed by the chief medical officer for the implementation of our long term conditions strategy. | She said: "This report will help shape the action plan being developed by the chief medical officer for the implementation of our long term conditions strategy. |
| "It will also provide a valuable contribution to the national discussion, also launched today, to help shape a new action plan for health and wellbeing. | "It will also provide a valuable contribution to the national discussion, also launched today, to help shape a new action plan for health and wellbeing. |
| "We should learn from people's experience of living with long term conditions when it comes to service improvements." | "We should learn from people's experience of living with long term conditions when it comes to service improvements." |
| A spokeswoman for local authority representative body Cosla said: "The report correctly identifies that in some areas services are not as well developed as in others. | |
| "This is something we agree should be addressed and we would urge health colleagues to step up, meet these challenges and work with us." | |
| She added: "Currently funding is not transferring from the acute sector to community health partnerships. | |
| "There needs to be total transparency of funding transfers, particularly given the long term service implications of the conditions involved." |