The Richmond Group of Charities represents more that 15 million people living with long-term health conditions and, as our population ages, this number is set to grow. One in four of us are now living with at least two health conditions. We think getting it right more people with multiple health conditions holds the key to a stronger NHS. This manifesto demonstrates why the current system doesn’t work for people living with multiple health conditions, and what a better system could look like. It outlines the three main actions needed from government and national system leaders to secure the fundamental shift in approach: 1) support for people with multiple health conditions to live well 2) a drive towards the redesign of multiple conditions care 3) promotion of health in all policies.
This report draws together data, insight and patient stories from The Richmond Group’s 12 member charities, with wider evidence, about the impact of the pandemic on people living with long-term, chronic or complex illnesses, who were amongst the hardest hit and still now find themselves lagging far behind in terms of recovering their health and well-being. Our analysis highlights the issues for this group of people before the pandemic, the impact of the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis, and the ongoing and long-term effects.
Alongisde our report No time to lose, we published our open letter to the Prime Minister The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak calling on Government to protect the NHS and Social Care system in the forthcoming Autumn Statement.
A selection of case studies of organisations carrying out exemplary work to promote physical activity.
A selection of resources to support people with long term health conditions to be active, the health and care workforce and their organisations to promote physical activity, and for the sports and physical activity sector to enhance inclusivity and accessibility.
This resource pack is aimed at health and care organisations to support the workforce and people living with long term health conditions to be more physically active.
This is a resource pack for those in the health and care workforce to support people with long term conditions to be more active.
The executive summary for the Movement for All Evaluation Report.
With our programme evaluators, Traverse, we bring together learning from a number of intervention and insight projects as well as recommendations based on what we’ve learned over the past few years working together collaboratively to support people with long term conditions to be active. If you’re looking to deliver and evaluate physical activity projects for people with long term conditions, want to collaborate with similar organisations to deliver behaviour change projects or are looking to embed physical activity into the strategy and day to day business of your organisation then check out our report today.
Sara Hazzard, Assistant Director of Strategic Communications at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, responds to our 'You Only Had To Ask' report on what people with multiple conditions say about health equity.
