The rise of the community service

An estimated 15 million people in England have a long-term health condition Continue reading the main storyRelated StoriesQ&A: The NHS shake-upWho does what in the new NHS Ever since the NHS was created it has been dominated by two services - hospitals and GP care.

But if the health service is to thrive in the 21st Century that will have to change.

There will need to be a third pillar - the community service (or integrated care as it is known in the NHS).

The term covers services aimed at people with long-term conditions. They are the patients who need care as there is no cure.

Continue reading the main storyMoving care out of hospital

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