Briefing document for National Respiratory Strategies – the NHS Long term plan and Lung Health Taskforce 5 year plan.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, COPD, Current, Health policy information, Infection
This is the most recent briefing paper on the latest update to the BTS/SIGN British Asthma Guideline.
NICE first published a quality standard for asthma based on the BTS/SIGN asthma guideline in 2013.
Taxonomy: Archive, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Health policy information, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
The report reveals that:
Taxonomy: Archive, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Health policy information, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
It also reveals that the many cost-effective and high value ways to help treat and manage COPD, including providing flu jabs, supporting patients to live smoke free, and physical activity and supported self-management programmes, are under used.
Taxonomy: Archive, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Health policy information, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration, Expert
In this article from the December 2017 issue of Primary Care Respiratory Update, Alex Woodward discusses the development of a business case for, and implementation of, an integrated cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation service; and outlines the outcomes and learning points.
Taxonomy: Archive, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Health policy information, Other organisation/charity produced
Recommendations for primary care include:
This briefing was prepared initially for the benefit of our members, who are healthcare professionals working primarily in primary and community care with an interest in respiratory disease.
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, Health policy information, Respiratory tests and investigations, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
An excerpt from the December 2016 issue of Primary Care Respiratory Update with Bronwen Thompson in discussion with Monica Fletcher, Chief Executive, Education for Health and PCRS-UK members Dr Stephen Gaduzo and Judith Lawrence on the new certification
Taxonomy: Archive, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Health policy information, PCRU, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In this article first published in Primary Care Respiratory Update (Dec 2016) Bronwen Thompson, Noel Baxter, Carol Stonham and Kevin Gruffydd-Jones discuss the latest results of the COPD audit managed in primary care in Wales.
Taxonomy: Archive, Asthma, Clinical resource or information, Health policy information, Service development and improvement, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
A primary care perspective of the changes to the 2016 BTS/SIGN British Asthma Guideline together with details of the summary of diagnostic tests from the guideline
We think that testing out the proposals in real world settings will be really useful in order to explore issues around feasibility, training, workload, time required and cost.