COPD

Improvement projects are an excellent way of testing innovation on a small scale with a view to determining improved ways of working which can eventually be rolled out across the NHS.

NHS Improvement – Lung is currently working with over 40 NHS organisations across the country on small scale projects in COPD and asthma care to support the implementation of the recommendations in the proposed Strategy for COPD Services. In COPD we have divided the projects into different parts of the clinical pathway as follows:

• Early accurate diagnosis
• Transforming acute care
• Managing COPD as a long term condition
• Improving home oxygen services
• Improving end of life care

For more information on these areas, click on the appropriate link on the right-hand side of the page.

Asthma

For asthma we run one work stream which has projects within which are looking at:

• Diagnosis and medicines management
• Transforming acute care
• Chronic self-management
• Integrated pathway

Calling for examples of good practice

The programme is always looking for examples of innovative and sustainable COPD and asthma good practice that can be shared with teams across the country.

If you have an improvement story or case study to contribute or would like further information regarding the improvement projects, please contact us: lung@improvement.nhs.uk or call 0116 222 5233.

Download the COPD template and submit your examples of good practice

Download the asthma template and submit your examples of good practice.

We receive national support from two National Clinical Directors for Respiratory Services; Professor Sue Hill and Dr Robert Winter. All the projects are also supported by a team of regional SHA Respiratory Clinical Leads. Find out more.