In this article for Primary Care Respiratory Academy, Noel Baxter describes the nine good care processes developed by a multidisciplinary and integrated respiratory team in Lambeth and Southwark with a novel way to disseminate the measures and show improvement.
Taxonomy: Asthma, Clinical resource or information, Current, Service development and improvement, Standard, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Taxonomy: Allergy, Asthma, COPD, Current, Respiratory tests and investigations, Service development and improvement, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Patients with respiratory symptoms and disease deserve a correct diagnosis and correct guideline driven care that is standardized, patient focused, delivered by a Health Care Professional (HCP) with suitable training and experience, at a site and within an appropriate timeframe to meet their need
Taxonomy: Asthma, Clinical resource or information, Current, Inhaler devices, Standard, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
The least cost-effective inhaler device is the one that the patient cannot use. In deciding which device and drug formulation to prescribe healthcare professionals should first determine the patient’s ability to use the prescribed device correctly.
Taxonomy: Asthma, Clinical resource or information, Current, PCRU, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Fran Robinson talks to a patient who has had asthma all her life, feels that annual asthma reviews are a waste of time (except when they are conducted by PCRS members).
Taxonomy: Asthma, Clinical resource or information, Current, PCRU, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Key facts
PCRS welcome this further update of the long established, comprehensive and highly respected BTS/SIGN guideline for asthma.
Taxonomy: Asthma, Clinical resource or information, Current, PCRU, Respiratory tests and investigations, Standard, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Alongside a detailed clinical history and other important tests to assess variability (peak flow, reversibility and challenge tests) it is used to support the diagnosis of asthma. PCRS has produced this consensus position on the use of FeNO in primary care to support the diagnosis of as
We have guidelines on asthma from two different sources in the UK – BTS/SIGN and NICE. The British Asthma guideline from BTS/SIGN was first published in 2003 and is well established, respected and comprehensive.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, COPD, Current, Health policy information, Infection
Briefing document for National Respiratory Strategies – the NHS Long term plan and Lung Health Taskforce 5 year plan.
This is the most recent briefing paper on the latest update to the BTS/SIGN British Asthma Guideline.
Taxonomy: Archive, Asthma, COPD, Other, PCRU, Respiratory tests and investigations, PCRS Produced / Collaboration, 1 hour
Taxonomy: Asthma, Current, PCRU, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In this regular PCRU feature we explore cases of rarer lung conditions and their presentation.
Taxonomy: Archive, Asthma, PCRU, 30 minutes, Commercial organisation produced
Monitoring ICS underuse in asthma and over-reliance on SABA: A sponsored supplement. Improving outcomes in asthma as an inflammatory disease: spotlight on monitoring ICS underuse and over-reliance on SABA: A sponsored supplement.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, Current, Patient information, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Please read the guidance notes which provide potential steps and questions to ask when using the Asthma Slide Rule.
Taxonomy: Archive, Asthma, COPD, Other, PCRU, Respiratory tests and investigations, PCRS Produced / Collaboration, 1 hour
Issue 16 of PCRU looks back over the year and looks forward to the future of respiratory care