Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 24 January 2023 on Government Action on Major Conditions and Diseases, HCWS514, whether the Major Conditions Strategy will be a five or 10 year strategy.

The Major Conditions Strategy will include both immediate and long term action to tackle major conditions.

The Strategy’s focus is on tackling conditions that contribute most to morbidity and mortality across the population in England: including cancers; cardiovascular disease, including stroke and diabetes; chronic respiratory diseases; dementia; mental ill health; and musculoskeletal conditions.