Call To Action Public Survey

The NHS is 65 this year. Every day the NHS helps people stay healthy, recover from illness and live independent and fulfilling lives.

If the NHS is to survive for another 65 years, in must change. We know that there are differences in the quality of care across the country. We know that occasionally the NHS fails to live up to the high expectations we have of it. We must ensure we always deliver a safe, high quality, value for money service.

We must place far greater emphasis on supporting people to stay well in order to lead illness-free lives: preventing conditions developing rather than treating illnesses. We also need to do far more to support those with mental health conditions and particular communities who experience health inequalities.

This is a national debate, but we are asking local people and organisations how they think we can address the issues in our area. We would very much appreciate if you could spare the time to share your thoughts about how we may be able to address these issues by completing this survey.

Please note the seven questions in this survey are open ended and therefore may take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

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* 1. For your information: ‘Self-management’ means encouraging and supporting people to manage their own long-term health conditions. Currently, 30% of people who have one or more long-term health conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease or arthritis, account for 70% of expenditure on health and care in England. Preventing conditions developing in the first place, by encouraging people to choose healthy behaviours such as exercising, not smoking, drinking in moderation and eating healthily would significantly reduce the number of people who die early.

Question 1. What should the NHS do to prevent people developing conditions and how should the NHS support people with long-term conditions to better manage their own health?

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* 2. For Your Information: The demand on NHS hospital resources has increased dramatically over the last 10 years. The numbers of people being admitted to hospital as an emergency has risen, as well as people being readmitted within 30 days of discharge.

Question 2. What should the NHS do to help people recover better following illness?

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* 3. For Your Information: Factors such as housing, income, education and access to green spaces all have an impact on peoples’ health. Research shows that the more deprived people are, the higher their chance of dying early.

Question 3. What should the NHS, and other organisations like local authorities, do to improve access and quality of care for everyone, including those from the most disadvantaged groups?

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* 4. For Your Information:The NHS, along with other organisations like the local authority, can expect a dramatic slow-down in the amount of money they receive. However, the cost of providing care is getting more expensive. In addition to this, patients want a safe, seven day service, in convenient places, that is co-ordinated and tailored to their needs and uses the latest innovations and technology.

Question 4. What should the NHS and local authority partners do to ensure integrated, safe, convenient services that are value for money?

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* 5. For Your Information: Older people are more likely to use health and care services. In the coming decades, the number of older people will grow in comparison to the rest of the population.

Question 5.How can the NHS support older people to live with better quality of life and spend less time in hospital?

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* 6. For Your Information: There are 800,000 people living with dementia in the UK and, by 2021, this number is likely to exceed one million. Diagnosis sometimes comes too late and patients and their families don’t always get the support and care they need.

Question 6. What should the NHS do to increase diagnosis rates and support for patients and their families who live with dementia?

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* 7. For Your Information: The health service needs to change to meet the modern health needs of the population, but with broadly the same resources.
Question 7. How can the NHS achieve this?

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