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Review
. 2005 Mar 19;330(7492):657-61.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7492.657.

Rising to the challenge: will the NHS support people with long term conditions?

Tim Wilson  1 , David Buck, Chris Ham
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Review

Rising to the challenge: will the NHS support people with long term conditions?

Tim Wilson et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

The NHS is waking to the challenge of chronic diseases. Three researchers who have worked in the Department of Health discuss how the NHS might rise to the challenge of better supporting people with long term conditions

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Fig 1
Percentage of respondents to general household survey 2002 (n=13 000) reporting a chronic condition. Data from 1998 onwards are weighted
Fig 2
Fig 2
Likelihood of respondents to British household panel survey 2001 (n=5500) with chronic problems needing to use health services
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Fig 3
Cumulative days in hospital spent by patients admitted as inpatients. Source: analysis of British household panel survey 2001
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Fig 4
Percentage of respondents to general household survey 2002 (n=13 000) with a longstanding problem
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