Written question asked by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 26 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 April 2004. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 April 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the expert patient programme; and what plans his Department has to extend the programme. - Inc ref to The Expert Patient: A New Approach to Chronic Disease Management for the 21st Century.

Answer: Mr. Burstow: :To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the expert patient programme; and what plans his Department has to extend the programme. [164869] Miss Melanie Johnson: :The expert patients programme provides training in self-management for patients with chronic conditions and helps build informed partnerships between patients and health and social care professionals. The programme is currently being piloted within primary care trusts in England. The report, entitled: The Expert Patient: A New Approach to Chronic Disease Management for the 21st Century, which was published in September 2001, commits us to making the programme integral to mainstream National Health Service healthcare provision between 2004 and 2007.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 164869; 420 c425W;420 c425-6W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Chronic illnesses Health services NHS Medical treatments Patients Pain
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk