All Respiratory articles – Page 6
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GMS contract
Meeting the challenge of the COPD indicators
Ensuring that your practice has the right skill mix will be important for gaining maximum points for the new contract’s COPD indicators, says Dr Peter Saul
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Implementing guidelines
British guideline updates advice on inhaled steroids in mild asthma
Dr Hilary Pinnock explains how SIGN and the BTS have been able to react quickly to the latest evidence by electronically updating their guideline each year
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Implementing guidelines
NICE guideline will help to improve quality of life for COPD patients
The NICE guideline on COPD marks a significant step forward in providing effective care for patients with this chronic condition, says Dr David Halpin
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GMS contract
Meeting the clinical indicators for asthma
Optimising asthma management will improve patients’ quality of life and help practices to gain maximum points in the quality framework, says Dr Peter Saul
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Implementing guidelines
New national guideline should raise standards of asthma care
The SIGN/BTS joint guideline provides up to date evidence-based recommendations on all aspects of asthma management, explains Dr John Haughney
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Personal view
Joint asthma guideline is a valuable tool for GPs
The SIGN/BTS guideline will encourage best practice in primary care management of asthma, says Dr Peter Saul
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Personal view
New guidance on COPD helps GPs to identify early disease
Dr David Bellamy, GP, Bournemouth, and a BTS member
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Good practice initiative
Shared care guideline reduces referrals for children with croup
Drs Jack Beattie and James Paton explain how a local, joint guideline recommending early treatment with corticosteroids significantly improved outcomes in croup
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Good practice initiative
Beacon practice's COPD management strategy is adopted by PCG
In the first of a new series, Dr Ian Eccleston and Kay Holt explain how their approach to implementing the BTS guidelines has been taken up by their PCG
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Personal view
Primary Care Taskforce aims to raise awareness of COPD
Dr Dermot Ryan, member of the COPD Primary Care Taskforce and Chairman of the General Practice Airways Group
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Hot topic
Asking three simple questions will help improve asthma care
Dr Christine Bucknall describes how the RCP developed three patient-focused outcomes that would act as a prompt to review treatment
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Good practice initiative
Implementing asthma guidelines at practice level
Dr Charles Sears describes how his practice adapted the BTS guidelines on asthma management to suit their patient population
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Implementing guidelines
Why we need COPD guidelines
Dr Mike Pearson discusses the background to the British Thoracic Society's recently published COPD guidelines
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Good practice initiative
Patient-held records improve asthma care
Katharine Abba, of the Liverpool PCAG, describes how the Mersey Asthma Care Record helped improve asthma management in general practice