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The All Wales Home Oxygen Clinical Group meets quarterly to learn, review and improve services across Wales. Over the next 3 years as a group we are agreeing All Wales guidelines for patient information, risk assessment patient reported outcomes. We are also looking at variation and trying to reduce it across the Health Boards using best practice

A vibrant group of mostly Practice nurses, although anyone with a respiratory interest is welcome. We have good links and support from specialist secondary care Respiratory nurses and Physiotherapists who regularly attend. Members come from a wide area of North Hampshire.

A forum to share best practice, motivation, resources and success whilst focusing on delivering high quality respiratory care.

We are a group formed of multidisciplinary health professionals focusing on best respiratory care in our area. The group offers an opportunity to network, share best practice and attend regular educational meetings. It is also an opportunity for integration of various teams, including but not exclusive to GP practices and community pharmacy.

We are a friendly group of healthcare professionals from across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICS who network and share best practice. We bring complex case studies for discussion and regional updates to the meetings. We would love to welcome new members from all professions and clinical areas. We are developing an online education program and are putting on regular face to face educational meetings as well.
Please contact Liz at [email protected] for further details.

Advising practice nurses & GPs on best practice for respiratory patients

Informal meetings for Croydon primary care practitioners to share best practice and improve patients outcomes

Regular network and educational meetings for any professional with a respiratory interest. The West group also has joint meetings with counterpart group based in East Dorset.

East Dorset RIG meet regularly for respiratory updates and networking every quarter. We join with the West Dorset RIG annually for a pan-Dorset meeting. Attendees are from many disciplines including practice nurses, hospital respiratory nurses, community nurses, GPs, physios and pharmacists.

East Surrey PCRS meeting every 3 months for education updates & networking

Quarterly meeting, with education component, usually in the form of a professional speaker, chance for HCP's to network and share experience.

4 lunch time meetings a year with a guest expert speaker/clinician followed by discussion,case studies and sharing of ideas, best practice. all welcome

Multi-disciplinary respiratory educational group with attendess from both primary and secondary care

A forum to share best respiratory practice, promote local respiratory projects, improve access to educational meetings and resources for our local multidisciplinary team of health care professional who have an interest in respiratory care. The forum is primarily for N.E. Lincolnshire however we welcome health care professional from other area in Humber & North Yorkshire ICB and nationally.

The NI Respiratory Nurse Specialist Forum was established to share best practice and improve respiratory care services for people across NI. It provides educational updates and professional networking for the members.

Restarting the main Norwich Ford group. First meeting Feb 22nd 2023.
Expecting around 50 attendees.
Talks to include SABA overuse and asthma reviews.

Operose Health Respiratory Network is for all employees of Operose Health Primary Care services. It is a network of a variety of healthcare staff improving the quality and efficiency of services by collaborating and enabling clinicians, patients and service managers to work together across boundaries to deliver safe, effective and person-centred care.
It provides a platform to encourage communication advising of the opportunities for further education and updates on guidelines.

Respiratory Care Solutions in a social enterprise with the aim of inspiring and education health care professionals. The lead for Bradford Respiratory Network is Sarah Oeser (practice nurse).

A friendly, informal quarterly group meeting for local practice nurses with a role in respiratory care, focusing on varying respiratory topics, when possible from non promotional speakers. A light sandwich lunch is provided.

The group welcomes all healthcare professionals with an interest in respiratory, within all areas of healthcare. Regular attendees include practice nurses, respiratory nurse specialists, respiratory physiotherapists, pharmacists and GPs. We meet 4 times a year and are supported by a variety of pharma companies who help by funding the venue and refreshments. We ask attendees to choose topics to cover or be discussed and we encourage sharing of best practice at the meetings. Anyone keen to develop their presentation skills are invited to share topics relevant to their expertise and knowledge in a friendly and supportive environment.

Open primary care multidisciplinary forum for clinicians with a special interest in respiratory medicine. Group's focus is on sharing best practice, discussing case studies, and QIPs, networking and constantly developing skills within the respiratory medicine field. Everyone welcomed. The group is meeting virtually at present.

We are an inclusive group who welcome new members from all disciplines in both primary and secondary care. We share knowledge and information and have a strong emphasis on peer support.

A friendly professional group that is open to all health care professionals with a respiratory interest in Southampton and local Hampshire area. We meet at least three times a year and have talks from specialist clinicians. Any new resources and information is shared via the group email. We welcome new members.

The Somerset Respiratory Interest Group provides ongoing support for those caring for patients with respiratory disease. It enables opportunities to update, develop knowledge and skills and ultimately to improve respiratory care through education, expert speakers and by sharing experience and best practice through networking and case based discussion. The agenda is based on requests from feedback forms, tailored to the group.

The Suffolk Respiratory Group is a locally run educational group whose primary aim is to facilitate learning of respiratory conditions through the provision of respiratory educational meetings. Our meetings are supported by joint educational sponsorship from a number of pharmaceutical companies and are open to all healthcare professionals.