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In Focus: Be proactive in respiratory care

What should our priorities be for respiratory care in general practice? Aleksandra Gawlik-Lipinski shares her personal views with Nursing in Practice editor Carolyn Scott

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Re: "Silent scandal" of missing lung diagnostics in England's most deprived areas—where respiratory disease is most prevalent

Re: "Silent scandal" of missing lung diagnostics in England's most deprived areas—where respiratory disease is most prevalent
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"Silent scandal" of missing lung diagnostics in England's most deprived areas—where respiratory disease is most prevalent

Lung conditions are the third biggest killer in the UK, yet The BMJ finds a postcode lottery for access to crucial diagnostic services that most impacts the areas with the highest burden. Sally Howard reports The BMJ has found that patients in some of the most deprived areas of the UK, where respiratory conditions including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are twice as prevalent,1 have limited or no access to crucial respiratory diagnostics. GPs in some of the worst affected areas say the fact they have no means of referring patients for tests, including spirometry and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) analysis, is “troubling” and “a silent scandal” despite NHS England trumpeting its rollout of “one stop shop” community diagnostic centres (CDCs),2 some of which will be run by private providers.3 London GP (and BMJ columnist) Rammya Mathew says COPD is a “known disease of deprivation and a key focus of Core20PLUS5” the NHS England initiativ

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Children and young people with asthma: symptoms, diagnosis and the role of pharmacy

The Pharmaceutical Journal from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

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Effects of sleep disturbance on dyspnoea and impaired lung function following hospital admission due to COVID-19 in the UK: a prospective multicentre cohort study

Sleep disturbance following hospital admission for COVID-19 is associated with dyspnoea, anxiety, and muscle weakness. Due to the association with multiple symptoms, targeting sleep disturbance might be beneficial in treating the post-COVID-19 condition.

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