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Respiratory news from South Central and beyond

• '7 steps to success' guide to respiratory inhalers available from Leicester Hospitals team
  A team at Leicester Hospitals have produced a set of cards providing a '7 steps' guide to all the different types of respiratory inhalers.

  30 July 2012
• 2010 Health Survey for England reports on Respiratory Health
  Respiratory Health was the main focus of the 2010 Health Survey for England, which has now produced its detailed reports.

  3 January 2012
• Asthma deaths - Update on NRAD progress, March 2012
  An update on the National Review of Asthma Deaths, March 2012

  9 March 2012
• Asthma UK and PCRS warn on GP Training
  Asthma UK and the Primary Care Respiratory Society have warned about the lack of GP training in a survey they issued for World Asthma Day on May 3

  5 May 2011
• Asthma UK call for help - Poundland Charity of the Year
  Asthma UK are calling for people to help them by voting for them as Poundland Charity of the Year - worth £100,000 to the charity.

  18 January 2012
• Asthma UK launch online 'Triple A Test' to cut risk of attacks
  Asthma UK have launched a new online test for Asthma sufferers - the Triple A 'Avoid Asthma Attacks' test - designed to cut the risk of attacks leading to hospital admissions.

  1 February 2012
• Asthma UK launch travel awards for ERS Congress
  This year’s Asthma UK Travel Awards will enable 20 successful healthcare professional applicants to attend the European Respiratory Society’s Annual Congress with up to £800 to cover...

  6 June 2011
• Be a winner - enter your service for the 2012 HSJ Efficiency Awards
  Join the tradition of Respiratory Services being recognised in the HSJ Efficiency Awards. Entries for the 2012 Awards close on Friday 13 April.

  28 March 2012
• BMJ study reinforces safety concerns for Tiotropium mist inhaler
  A new BMJ meta-study has reinforced the safety concerns around the Tiotropium mist inhaler (marketed as Spiriva Respimat), showing a 52% increased risk of all-cause mortality, compared with placebo.

  15 June 2011
• BTS statement urges caution on telemedicine saying proven 'low tech' interventions such as PR may be better
  The British Thoracic Society has issued a position statement on Telemedicine, urging significant caution and suggesting that proven interventions - such as Pulmonary Rehabilitation - may be much...

  11 January 2012
• BTS welcomes COPD and Asthma Outcomes Strategy
  Professor Mike Morgan, Chair of the British Thoracic Society, has welcomed the launch of the COPD and Asthma Outcomes Strategy

  18 July 2011
• Call for interest - Asthma Improvement Projects
  The Lung Improvement Programme is seeking expressions of interest from NHS teams who wish to become Asthma Improvement Projects. The deadline is 4 Mar 2011

  25 January 2011
• Come along to the Respiratory Programme sessions at BTS Winter Conference
  Details of the National Respiratory Programme open drop-in sessions at the British Thoracic Society Winter Conference in London Weds 5 Dec - Fri 7 Dec.

  4 December 2012
• Community Pharmacists' 'New Medicine Service' to help LTC patients
  Information about the New Medicine Service in Community Pharmacy - a recently-introduced service to help Long Term Conditions patients who have been prescribed new medicines.

  30 November 2011
• COPD & Asthma Outcomes Strategy - formal parliamentary annoucement
  The Outcomes Strategy for COPD and Asthma was formally announced with this Written Ministerial Statement which was laid before Parliament at 10am on Monday 18 July 2011

  18 July 2011
• Designing and commissioning services for adults with asthma - Good Practice Guide now available
  'Designing and Commissioning Services for adults with asthma: A good practice guide' has been published by NHS PCC, produced in conjunction with the professional bodies and patient groups.

  12 September 2012
• Detailed COPD Commissioning Toolkit launched by DH (2 Aug 2012)
  A toolkit has been developed to support commissioners - ’how to’ manual for commissioners covering a number of critical steps in the COPD patient pathway.

  1 August 2012
• DH annouce new 'Quit Kit' campaign - pharmacies asked to order now
  A new 'QuitKit' campaign will be running from Jan 2012 to March 2012 and the Department of Health is asking pharmacies to order their free QuitKits now.

  4 October 2011
• Double award for HOS programme a tribute to all who worked on oxygen reprocurement
  The Home Oxygen Service (HOS) programme has picked up two national awards in the last week - paying tribute to the hard work of teams up and down the country who have worked to make the new oxygen...

  27 November 2012
• Five-year tobacco control plan launched
  DH has launched a five-year tobacco control plan 'Healthy Lives, Healthy People' : a tobacco control plan for England'...

  5 April 2011

• '7 steps to success' guide to respiratory inhalers available from Leicester Hospitals team
  A team at Leicester Hospitals have produced a set of cards providing a '7 steps' guide to all the different types of respiratory inhalers.

  30 July 2012
• 2010 Health Survey for England reports on Respiratory Health
  Respiratory Health was the main focus of the 2010 Health Survey for England, which has now produced its detailed reports.

  3 January 2012
• Asthma deaths - Update on NRAD progress, March 2012
  An update on the National Review of Asthma Deaths, March 2012

  9 March 2012
• Asthma UK and PCRS warn on GP Training
  Asthma UK and the Primary Care Respiratory Society have warned about the lack of GP training in a survey they issued for World Asthma Day on May 3

  5 May 2011
• Asthma UK call for help - Poundland Charity of the Year
  Asthma UK are calling for people to help them by voting for them as Poundland Charity of the Year - worth £100,000 to the charity.

  18 January 2012
• Asthma UK launch online 'Triple A Test' to cut risk of attacks
  Asthma UK have launched a new online test for Asthma sufferers - the Triple A 'Avoid Asthma Attacks' test - designed to cut the risk of attacks leading to hospital admissions.

  1 February 2012
• Asthma UK launch travel awards for ERS Congress
  This year’s Asthma UK Travel Awards will enable 20 successful healthcare professional applicants to attend the European Respiratory Society’s Annual Congress with up to £800 to cover...

  6 June 2011
• Be a winner - enter your service for the 2012 HSJ Efficiency Awards
  Join the tradition of Respiratory Services being recognised in the HSJ Efficiency Awards. Entries for the 2012 Awards close on Friday 13 April.

  28 March 2012
• BMJ study reinforces safety concerns for Tiotropium mist inhaler
  A new BMJ meta-study has reinforced the safety concerns around the Tiotropium mist inhaler (marketed as Spiriva Respimat), showing a 52% increased risk of all-cause mortality, compared with placebo.

  15 June 2011
• BTS statement urges caution on telemedicine saying proven 'low tech' interventions such as PR may be better
  The British Thoracic Society has issued a position statement on Telemedicine, urging significant caution and suggesting that proven interventions - such as Pulmonary Rehabilitation - may be much...

  11 January 2012
• BTS welcomes COPD and Asthma Outcomes Strategy
  Professor Mike Morgan, Chair of the British Thoracic Society, has welcomed the launch of the COPD and Asthma Outcomes Strategy

  18 July 2011
• Call for interest - Asthma Improvement Projects
  The Lung Improvement Programme is seeking expressions of interest from NHS teams who wish to become Asthma Improvement Projects. The deadline is 4 Mar 2011

  25 January 2011
• Come along to the Respiratory Programme sessions at BTS Winter Conference
  Details of the National Respiratory Programme open drop-in sessions at the British Thoracic Society Winter Conference in London Weds 5 Dec - Fri 7 Dec.

  4 December 2012
• Community Pharmacists' 'New Medicine Service' to help LTC patients
  Information about the New Medicine Service in Community Pharmacy - a recently-introduced service to help Long Term Conditions patients who have been prescribed new medicines.

  30 November 2011
• COPD & Asthma Outcomes Strategy - formal parliamentary annoucement
  The Outcomes Strategy for COPD and Asthma was formally announced with this Written Ministerial Statement which was laid before Parliament at 10am on Monday 18 July 2011

  18 July 2011
• Designing and commissioning services for adults with asthma - Good Practice Guide now available
  'Designing and Commissioning Services for adults with asthma: A good practice guide' has been published by NHS PCC, produced in conjunction with the professional bodies and patient groups.

  12 September 2012
• Detailed COPD Commissioning Toolkit launched by DH (2 Aug 2012)
  A toolkit has been developed to support commissioners - ’how to’ manual for commissioners covering a number of critical steps in the COPD patient pathway.

  1 August 2012
• DH annouce new 'Quit Kit' campaign - pharmacies asked to order now
  A new 'QuitKit' campaign will be running from Jan 2012 to March 2012 and the Department of Health is asking pharmacies to order their free QuitKits now.

  4 October 2011
• Double award for HOS programme a tribute to all who worked on oxygen reprocurement
  The Home Oxygen Service (HOS) programme has picked up two national awards in the last week - paying tribute to the hard work of teams up and down the country who have worked to make the new oxygen...

  27 November 2012
• Five-year tobacco control plan launched
  DH has launched a five-year tobacco control plan 'Healthy Lives, Healthy People' : a tobacco control plan for England'...

  5 April 2011