Multimorbidity—a defining challenge for health systems

Multimorbidity has emerged as one of the greatest challenges facing health services, both presently and in coming decades. Surveillance data on chronic diseases in Scotland, UK, estimate around one in four of their adult population to have two or more long-term conditions.1Barnett K Mercer SW Norbury M Watt G Wyke S Guthrie B Epidemiology of multimorbidity and implications for health care, research, and medical education: a cross-sectional...