We know that people with respiratory conditions in Wessex – especially those with asthma and Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease (COPD) could benefit from better management. Through establishing patient centred models of care we will improve identification, prevention and management at the earliest opportunity.

Projects:

• Identifying variations in outcomes of respiratory care: the basis for targeted interventions

• Improving COPD diagnosis through primary care

• Developing regional implementation of e-health training skills in respiratory management in primary care

• Improving ‘complex case’ management models of care for people at high risk of admission

• Supporting self-management through engaging patients with internet and smart-phone–based self-management support for asthma and smoking cessation

• Helping people with asthma and COPD mange psychological distress with evidenced based strategies

• Assessing better access to Pulmonary Rehabilitation for maintaining respiratory health

• Establishing the impact of integrated service improvement on health outcomes

Watch our Respiratory Lead, Dr Tom Wilkinson, talk about Achieving Sustainable Improvements in Respiratory Health through Integrated Care. This presentation was filmed at the launch of the CLAHRC Wessex on 12 March 2014.