Key Points from the NHS Long Term Plan
Posted on: 25 Feb 2019Respiratory disease is one of the few clinical priorities to feature in the NHS Long Term Plan.
Why?
- Respiratory disease is very common
- Diagnosis of respiratory disease is often late and inaccurate
- There is unwarranted variation in capacity and standards in providing pulmonary rehabilitation services
- England compares badly with its European neighbours in terms of hospital admissions and mortality
Bronwen Thompson, Mike Morgan and Duncan Keeley discuss the exciting respiratory opportunities for clinicians and commissioners to come out of the NHS Long Term Plan in the video below.
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Where do you start with respiratory RightCare?
RCP COPD audit – time to take a breath
Laying down the challenges
The Long Term Plan in the short term
