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At the heart of today’s call for proportionate investment between community and acute services was a plea for fairness. As it’s only fair that people are supported to make full recoveries, and are able to access that support whoever and wherever they are in the country. The alternative is that the millions of people without access to NHS rehab services in their area, and who can’t afford to go private, fall victim to economic inequality when it comes to recovery. Unfairly, those millions must then put their lives on hold, as their conditions deteriorate, missing out on family times, or the

Winter is here. Or should I say, it never really left. Speak to many of the CSP’s members and they’ll attest that the NHS lives in an almost constant state of ‘winter pressures’. As I write, the system is braced for the already significant pressure to ratchet up a few more notches before Spring arrives. There’s the influx of winter flu, a rise in covid cases and not enough staff; it’s a heady mix and one that was only ever going to result in yet another winter crisis. Recent stories in the media show ambulances stacking up outside hospital, emergency departments on their highest escalation

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact for many people living with a long-term condition. The physical deterioration caused by greater levels of inactivity has been compounded by the social isolation of lockdown. At the same time, rehabilitation services vital in managing and helping to support have been suspended and continue to face challenges in clearing the enormous backlog. There is greater need now than ever before – even before you consider the one million people living with Long Covid, most of whom require some form of rehabilitation. The CSP contributed to the report