Dr Steve Holmes
GP
- Implementing guidelines
Updated BTS/SIGN guidance may help to reduce asthma deaths
Dr Steve Holmes (pictured) and Jane Scullion discuss revised advice on asthma management, clarification of recommendations for clinicians, and PAAPs to help patients control their asthma
- Implementing guidelines
Strategy for respiratory conditions provides aspirational targets
Dr Steve Holmes (left) and Jane Scullion discuss how the outcomes strategy for COPD and asthma emphasises the need for integrated care and cross-boundary working
- Implementing guidelines
Better asthma control could avoid majority of hospital admissions
Dr Steve Holmes (left) and Jane Scullion discuss the updated guidance from BTS/SIGN on monitoring and pharmacological therapy for asthma, and its management in adolescents
- GMS contract
Patients with COPD are benefiting from the QOF clinical indicators
Dr Steve Holmes discusses the clinical indicators for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and how they are augmenting the already high level of care provided by GPs