On the 17th May the Department of Health and Social Care launched a call for evidence to inform the development of the Government’s major conditions strategy for England.
Tackling the major conditions that drive ill health in England provides an enormous opportunity to improve the lives of millions of people. The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking views and ideas from the public, service users and all voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations on how to prevent, diagnose, treat and manage the 6 major groups of health conditions that most affect the population in England. Two of these health conditions which we would be grateful for your views on are mental ill health and dementia. Currently in England, 8.2 million people live with mental health issues.
As well as seeking views on individual condition groups, this new call for evidence requests ideas on how to tackle the behavioural risk factors common to the major condition groups and how to improve the care and outcomes for those suffering with one or multiple conditions. You can respond on behalf of an organisation or as an individual. The easiest way to participate in this call for evidence is by completing the following online survey/s that we have created which we will submit on behalf of yourselves:
Complete the Mental Health Survey >>
Complete the Dementia Survey >>
The views and ideas gathered will inform the priorities and actions in the major conditions strategy. This call for evidence builds on the calls for evidence last year on cancer and mental health.
These provided very useful insights, which will be incorporated into the development of the major conditions strategy. The consultation closes on the 27th of June 2023 and so we would be grateful for your input by 26 June.
If you have any queries or would like to invite Michael Farrington (Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Mental Health Programme Manager) to attend any groups/meetings to discuss this further then please feel free to contact Michael Farrington at: Michael.Farrington@nhs.net.