Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to (a) promote self-management by patients with long-term conditions and (b) support healthcare professionals in the promotion of patient self-management.

Through the Mandate we have asked NHS England to make our health service among the best in Europe at supporting people with long term conditions (LTCs) to live healthily and independently, with much better control over the care they receive.

NHS England and its partners are working towards the implementation of the House of Care model, which is designed to support the delivery of person-centred, coordinated care. This enables individuals to make informed decisions about their treatment and empowers them to self-manage their LTCs in partnership with health and care professionals.

NHS England has published a House of Care Toolkit that brings together national guidance, published evidence, local case studies as well as information for patients and their carers. It includes information on what tools and resources are required to achieve person-centred coordinated care and how these can be effectively commissioned. The toolkit can be used by anyone involved in commissioning, providing or receiving LTC care and can be found at the following link:

www.nhsiq.nhs.uk/improvement-programmes/long-term-conditions-and-integrated-care/long-term-conditions-improvement-programme/house-of-care-toolkit.aspx