NHS Long-Term Plan Summary Document
Community assets that alleviate loneliness or promote communities should be considered, monitored and recognised as integral to the overall approach. This includes engaging the third sector in a meaningful way and accepting that financial investment is needed in the third sector if a gap cannot be met by health and care services.
Healthwatch promotes the involvement of people in the commissioning of health and care services locally. It monitors the standard of provision of these services and produces reports and recommendations as to how and what services ought to be improved. Healthwatch is the voice of local citizens and well embedded in the community to ensure that it is well placed to listen and make sure their views are heard. With growing pressure on the NHS such as an ageing population, more people living with longterm conditions and lifestyle choices affecting people’s health, changes are needed to make sure everybody gets the support they need. The NHS has produced a Long-Term Plan1 , setting out the measures it intends to take to address changing need.
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