Patients with multiple conditions not getting best possible care, say experts

Too often patients are treated by a raft of different specialists when they should be treated more holistically

Millions of people in the UK and many more across the world are suffering from multiple long-term illnesses and may not be getting the best possible treatment from health services that focus on one disease at a time, say experts.

A team from the Academy of Medical Sciences in the UK says this is a growing problem and a huge potential burden on the NHS and other health services. “Clusters” of diseases are becoming more common, they say, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, depression and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of the lungs.

Continue reading... April 19, 2018 at 04:31AM