Why self-management matters FAQs Types of long term conditions A long-term condition can affect your physical or mental health. The list below details some conditions but is not exhaustive: Allergy/anaphylaxis Addictions – substance and alcohol, etc. Asthma ADHD Atrial fibrillation Allergic rhinitis/rhinitis/sinusitis/rhinosinusitis Childhood constipation Amnesia Chronic fatigue syndrome/ME Amputations Chronic kidney disease Anaemia Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Angina Chronic pain Angiooedema Congestive heart failure Anklosing spondylitis (and other arthritic conditions) Dementia Antenatal screening for haemoglobinoapthies – sickle cell and thalassemia, Downs Depression Anxiety and stress disorders (including complex and post-traumatic stress disorders) Diabetes: Type I Aphasia Diabetes: Type II Ataxia’s Endometriosis Autism Epilepsy Autoimmune disorders (e.g. lupus, Sjögrens syndrome) Hypertension Blood disorders Hepatitis B Brain injuries (including stroke and TIAs) Hepatitis C Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (chronic lung disease of infancy) HIV Burn injuries Inflammatory bowel disease Cancer Irritable bowel disease Cardiac arrhythmias Low back pain Cerebral palsy Migraine Crohn’s disease Multiple sclerosis Coeliac disease Osteoarthritis Connective tissue diseases Parkinson’s disease Coronary heart disease Cystic Fibrosis Digestive conditions, stomach ulcers, oesophagus, reflux Dizziness Dyslexia or dyspaxia Eating disorders (anorexia/bulimia) Eczema Endocrine disorders (thyrotoxicosis, hypothyroidism, hypogonadism, Cushing syndrome, Addison’s disease) Fibromyalgia/chronic widespread pain Gout Gynaecological problems, chronic pelvic pain Haemophilia and other coagulation disorders Heart failure Learning disabilities Lung fibrosis Lupus Malaria Medically unexplained symptoms Mood disorders (not only depression, but mania and bipolar disorders) Motor neurone disease Multimorbidity Multisystem autoimmune diseases (MSAIDs, including lupus) Muscular dystrophy(ies) Neuralgias (including, head and back pain) Newborn screening programme diseases, including thyroid disease, hearing loss Obesity Obstructive sleep apnoea Occupational lung disease (various) Osteoporosis Other slowly degenerative neurological conditions Peripheral vascular disease Personality disorders Phobias Physical disabilities Polycystic ovary disease Post-traumatic stress Progressive supranuclear palsy Psoriasis Rare disease, genetic disorders Sarcoidosis Sensory problems/disabilities (deafness/blindness) Severe skin conditions Sickle cell disease Skin conditions Sleep disorders Speech deficits Spina bifida Spinal injuries Stroke/transient ischaemic attacks Tuberculosis Urinary Incontinence