Guidance was published in April 2021 regarding the reinstatement of spirometry services during and post-COVID-19. The guidance aims to minimise risk to patient and healthcare professional. Our Spirometry Q&A may help answer some of your questions.
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Type: Clinical resource or information, Service development and improvement Clinical Area: COPD, Respiratory tests and investigations Status: Current
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Type: Clinical resource or information Clinical Area: Asthma, COPD, COVID-19, Infection Status: Current
A video has been produced by Dr Katherine Hickman, Respiratory Lead for West Yorkshire and Harrogate and a GP in Bradford, about managing stable COPD and asthma patients over the phone. Some further videos are in the process of being developed.
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The Coronavirus pandemic is creating a particularly challenging environment for primary, community and integrated teams to deliver care to patients with respiratory disease. The situation is evolving creating constant change. Please find below resources that may be useful during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Coronavirus pandemic is creating a particularly challenging environment for primary, community and integrated teams to deliver care to patients with respiratory disease. The situation is evolving creating constant change. PCRS has drawn together the following sources of information which will be updated regularly.
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The Coronavirus pandemic is creating a particularly challenging environment for primary, community and integrated teams to deliver care to patients with respiratory disease. The situation is evolving creating constant change. PCRS has drawn together the following sources of information for patients which will be updated regularly.
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Type: Clinical resource or information, News, Patient information Clinical Area: COVID-19, Infection Status: Current
The Coronavirus pandemic has created a challenging environment for the delivery of care to patients with respiratory disease. As our knowledge of the disease continues to grow, guidance and best practice in the space continues to evolve. We will keep this page updated with all the latest advice.
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Type: Health policy information Clinical Area: Status: Current
On the 6 February, NHS England issued an update to the GP contract agreement 2020/21 to 2023–23/24. The update includes important improvements to the asthma and COPD domains.
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Tracey Lonergan PCRS Policy Coordinator, reports on the highlights from the PCRS Respiratory Conference 2019 Service Development Stream.
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Presented by Darush Attar-Zadeh and Katherine Hickman, this session challenged delegates on their prescribing habits and attention to patient behaviours, and provided tangible tools and techniques for immediate adoption into practice to improve asthma outcomes.