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<p>The National Health Service has a wide range of secondary prevention services aimed
at detecting diseases early and either halting or slowing their progression. This
includes many long-term conditions.</p><p>The focus on prevention including secondary
prevention has been strengthened with the publication of <em>Prevention is Better
than Cure,</em> the Government’s vision document in November 2018 and the publication
of the NHS Long Term Plan in January 2019.</p><p><em>Prevention is Better than Cure</em>,
focuses on both preventing disease and supporting patients to manage conditions most
effectively where they have arisen. A copy is attached. The Long Term Plan includes
several new actions to help people with long-term conditions, with a particular focus
on the communities and groups of people most affected by these problems.</p>
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