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15m NHS patients in England with long-term conditions such as diabetes, arthritis & asthma account for 70% of the annual expenditure of the NHS in England, the House of Commons Health Committee says in a report on a major inquiry into managing the care of people with long-term conditions.

• NHS system must change to support care planning for long-term conditions
• Side effects’ of diabetes can be life-threatening
• Being ill when older can be frightening & confusing
• DH:  Remember that the Government has no money, ultimately it has to obtain it from the ‘tax-paying public’ (2nd item)
• CQC:  Remember, we will all get old in time (3rd item)
• TKF: Spending on health & social care over the next 50 years