Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the major conditions strategy.

Work on the Major Conditions Strategy was paused in July 2024. As we develop our plans to rebuild the National Health Service, we will consider how we incorporate the findings from the Major Conditions Strategy into our plans.

The 10-Year Health Plan will focus on the three shifts needed to deliver a modern NHS: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. We want to see more tests and scans in the community, in high street settings, reducing the need for people to take multiple trips to hospitals to get diagnosed.

The 10-Year Health Plan will describe a shared vision for the health and care system in 2035, drawing directly from the extensive engagement underway with the public, patients, and staff. The plan will include how care models and pathways will need to change or evolve to better meet patient needs, and the cultural and behavioural changes we want to see.

The Department, following the merger with NHS England, will continue the work undertaken by NHS England to improve the services for major conditions in line with the vision of the 10 Year Plan.