Health: Long Term Conditions Framework

Many people in Scotland live with the challenges of a long-term condition; recently reported as 38% of our population.  Long-term conditions can impact a person’s whole life: their physical health, mental health, relationships, finance and work.

The Scottish Government has a number of strategies and policies in place to improve care and support for a range of long term conditions and condition groups. These have included plans on neurology, out of hospital cardiac arrest, heart disease, diabetes, respiratory, pain management, stroke, cancer and long covid.

As some condition-specific Scottish Government policies approach the end of their planned duration, they have begun reviewing our approach. Now, as they plan, they are seeking wide-ranging views on what should be prioritised.