Chronic conditions are not passed from person to person, they are of long duration and generally slow progression.  The four main types are cardiovascular diseases (eg. heart attack and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (eg. chronic obstructed pulmonary disease and asthma), and diabetes.  A chronic condition usually lasts for more than three months and do not have a single, predominant condition, but rather they experience multimorbidity which is the presence of two or more chronic conditions in a person at the same time.

Chronic conditions kill nearly 40 million people every year, with cancer, diabetes, respiratory disorders, and cardiovascular disease accounting for about 80% of deaths due to chronic conditions.  Mental health is also considered a chronic condition.

If your patient has a chronic medical condition, they may be eligible for services under the following:

• General Practitioner Management Plan (GPMP)
• Team Care Arrangements (TCAs)
• Mental Health Case Conferences (MHCC)
• General Practitioner Management Review
• Mental Health Case Conference Review
• Medication Review