A fresh look at careHospitals are not the best places to be, if you can help it, and the thrust of health policy is increasingly to keep people out of them as far as possible by providing care and support in the community. This applies particularly to people living with long-term conditions, such as diabetes or heart disease, who at any one time occupy six out of every 10 hospital beds. If such people could be helped better to manage their conditions, and remain at home and at work, their lives would be enhanced and the NHS NHS abbr. National Health Service NHS (in Britain) National Health Service would save money. How this could be achieved is the theme of this supplement. We assess the potential for high-street pharmacies to play a key role in supporting people Supporting People is a UK government programme helping vulnerable people live independently and keep their social housing tenancies. It is run by local government and provided by the voluntary sector. It was launched on 1 April, 2003. External links
A group of distinct psychiatric disorders characterized by marked emotional distress and social impairment, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. . Is anything already working? We reveal findings by analysts CHKS CHKS California Healthy Kids Survey , suggesting that there is already a marked fall in hospital admissions of people with some long-term conditions. Elsewhere, we interview Joan Saddler, the new director of patient and public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. for England. Can she sort out patient involvement - an issue that has not been one of the government's success stories? 
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