THERE ARE OFTEN CONSEQUENCES TO BEING DIAGNOSED WITH A LONG TERM CONDITION


Obviously the disease can cause damage and it the mission of the medical teams to minimise damage, amintain function and if possible cure the disease but there are other consequences that are not directly medical 

• The person may become ' a patient' and may be regarded differently by other people 
• Some people lose the ability to do every day tasks and get about and therefore become isolated 
• Some people, understandably, become depressed
• If the person has more than one long term condition they are at risk of developing frailty