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Long-standing illness

Definition

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Long-standing illness

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Digitising Social Care Glossary, v0.0.3

Digitising Social Care

A health problem that requires ongoing management over a period of years or decades. It cannot currently be cured but can be controlled with the use of medication and/or other therapies.

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Data descriptor

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Long-standing illness

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ASC Collections Data Dictionary (Beta v1.3)

NHS Digital

A health problem that requires ongoing management over a period of years or decades. It cannot currently be cured but can be controlled with the use of medication and/or other therapies.

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