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Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves quality of life and reduces exacerbations and NICE guidelines recommend that PR should be offered to all patients who consider themselves functionally disabled due to their COPD. The change in wording to capture referrals made to PR rather than recording offers of referral which may be turned down, is aimed at ensuring all eligible patients receive a referral where available a service is available locally.
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This week the Health Minister Neil O’Brien announced the formation of a new “illicit vapes enforcement squad” – led by Trading Standards and backed by £3 million of government funding to tackle rising levels of youth vaping. The ‘squad’ will seek to enforce rules on vaping and tackle illegal sales of vapes to under-18s. Carol Stonham, the PCRS Policy lead commented that: