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Supporting Information - Prevalence
  • Do you know the prevalence of COPD in your practice?
  • Do you know how it compares with the regional and national prevalence?
Currently it is estimated that 3.7 million people have COPD in the UK. However, only 900,000 are currently diagnosed and receiving treatment.

2.8 million people remain unaware they have the disease.

COPD is the 5th biggest killer disease in the UK.1

The estimated average national prevalence from the Quality Outcome Framework Data is 1.5% however there is considerable variation around the UK between SHAs (0.9-2.3%) and between PCTs (0.7 – 2.9%).

Information at a national, local and practice level is available on the NHS information Centre website - click here

Reference:
1. British Lung Foundation: Invisible Lives. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - finding the missing millions. London: BLF, 2007
This series of resources has been produced as a service to primary care by the Primary Care Respiratory Society UK (PCRS-UK) and has been supported by an educational grant from Allen & Hanburys, AstraZeneca UK Ltd and Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd/Pfizer Ltd. The views expressed in the materials are not necessarily those of either the sponsors or the Primary Care Respiratory Society UK (PCRS-UK). © PCRS-UK
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